Mahabharata 3.85.70 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 85, Shloka 70

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा दिशश्न सदिगीश्वरा: । लोकपालाश्न साध्याक्षु पितरो लोकसम्मता:

Transliteration

tatra brahmādayo devā diśaś ca sadigīśvarāḥ | lokapālāś ca sādhyaś ca pitaro lokasammatāḥ ||

Translation

పులస్త్యుడు పలికెను—ఆ పవిత్రస్థలంలో బ్రహ్మాది దేవతలు, దిక్కులు వాటి అధిపతులతో కూడి, లోకపాలకులు, సాధ్యులు, మరియు లోకసమ్మానిత పితృదేవతలు నివసించుచున్నారు.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सदिगीश्वराः: lords of the directions (with their quarters)
• सदिगीश्वराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिगीश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• लोकपालाः: guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• साध्याः: the Sādhyas (a class of deities)
• साध्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पितरः: the Pitṛs (manes/ancestors)
• पितरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• लोकसम्मताः: approved/esteemed by the world
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकसम्मत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Brahmā
• Devas
• Diś (Directions)
• Dikpālas (lords of the directions)
• Lokapālas
• Sādhyas
• Pitṛs

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A tīrtha is portrayed as a meeting-point of the human and cosmic orders: approaching such a place with reverence, restraint, and dharmic intent purifies the mind and strengthens one’s alignment with duty, gratitude (especially toward ancestors), and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Pulastya is describing the sanctity of a revered pilgrimage site (contextually Prayāga), listing the divine and ancestral beings associated with it to impress upon the king the place’s exceptional spiritual potency and the proper attitude for pilgrimage.