Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
तुंगकारण्यमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी जितेंद्रियः । वेदानध्यापयत्तत्र मुनीन्सारस्वतः पुरा
tuṃgakāraṇyamāsādya brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ | vedānadhyāpayattatra munīnsārasvataḥ purā
తుంగ అరణ్యమును చేరి, బ్రహ్మచారిగా ఇంద్రియజయుడైన సారస్వత ముని పూర్వకాలంలో అక్కడ మునులకు వేదాలను బోధించెను।
Unspecified narrator (contextual narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तुंगकारण्यमासाद्य = तुंगकारण्यम् + आसाद्य; वेदानध्यापयत् = वेदान् + अध्यापयत्; मुनीन्सारस्वतः = मुनीन् + सारस्वतः
It depicts Vedic study as taking place in a forest-āśrama environment, led by a disciplined teacher who instructs groups of sages through recitation and explanation.
It highlights brahmacarya (celibate discipline) and jitendriyatva (mastery over the senses) as core qualifications that support the authority to teach sacred knowledge.
The verse underscores that learning and transmitting sacred wisdom is grounded in self-restraint, purity of conduct, and commitment to disciplined study.