Shloka 1

Description of the Fruits of Pilgrimage

Puṣkara Tīrtha Māhātmya

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच । अनेन तव धर्मज्ञ प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । सत्येन च महाभाग तुष्टोस्मि तव सर्वशः

Transliteration

vasiṣṭha uvāca | anena tava dharmajña praśrayeṇa damena ca | satyena ca mahābhāga tuṣṭosmi tava sarvaśaḥ

Translation

วสิษฐะกล่าวว่า: โอ้ผู้รู้ธรรม ด้วยความนอบน้อมของท่าน ด้วยการข่มใจของท่าน และด้วยความสัตย์จริงของท่าน—โอ้ผู้มีบุญวาสนา—เราพอใจในท่านโดยสิ้นเชิง

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; ज्ञा-धातुजन्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; धर्मं जानातीति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रश्रयेण: by humility
• प्रश्रयेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• दमेन: by self-control
• दमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• सत्येन: by truthfulness
• सत्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; महांश्चासौ भागः/भाग्यं यस्य (कर्मधारय-प्रयोग)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta-complement (Predicate/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तुष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तव: with you/at you (of you)
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वशः: in every way
• सर्वशः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तुष्टोस्मि = तुष्टः अस्मि; वसिष्ठ उवाच (visarga sandhi in recitation).

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and what is the setting implied?

The speaker is the sage Vasiṣṭha. The verse reads like a guru or elder praising a listener (a dharma-knower) for exemplary conduct—humility, restraint, and truth.

What ethical qualities are highlighted as spiritually praiseworthy?

Praśraya (humble reverence), dama (self-restraint), and satya (truthfulness) are presented as core virtues that win the approval of the wise.

What is the practical lesson for a reader from this dialogue?

The verse teaches that moral authority and spiritual progress are supported by everyday discipline: respectful humility, control of senses and impulses, and commitment to truth.