Shloka 59

Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti

Chapter 82

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नर: स्नात्वा शुचि: प्रयतमानस:

Transliteration

tasmiṁs tīrthe naraḥ snātvā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ

Translation

Sa pagligo sa banal na tawirang iyon, ang tao ay nagiging dalisay—malinis sa panlabas at may disiplin sa loob ng isip—karapat-dapat na sumunod sa mga layuning matuwid nang may matatag na pagtuon.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (स्नान)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• शुचिः: pure/clean
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रयतमानसः: with a disciplined/controlled mind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत-मानस
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage place)
• nara (a person)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True purification is not only ritual bathing at a tīrtha but also inner discipline—becoming śuciḥ with a collected, restrained mind (prayatamānasaḥ), which supports dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker is describing the merit and effect of bathing at a particular sacred tīrtha, emphasizing that the pilgrim emerges purified and mentally composed, ready for righteous action.