Shloka 84

Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

ततस्त्रिविष्टपं गच्छेत्‌ त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्‌ । तत्र वैतरणी पुण्या नदी पापप्रणाशिनी

Transliteration

tatastṛviṣṭapaṃ gacchet triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | tatra vaitaraṇī puṇyā nadī pāpapraṇāśinī ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, dapat magtungo ang tao sa Triviṣṭapa, ang bantog na kahariang makalangit na kilala sa tatlong daigdig. Doon dumadaloy ang banal na ilog na Vaitaraṇī, pinupuri bilang tagapaglinis na pumupuksa sa kasalanan.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• त्रिविष्टपम्: Svarga, heaven (the three-stepped world)
• त्रिविष्टपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छेत्: should go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• विश्रुतम्: well-known, renowned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) → विश्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• वैतरणी: Vaitaraṇī (name of a river)
• वैतरणी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैतरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्या: holy, meritorious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नदी: river
• नदी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पापप्रणाशिनी: destroyer of sins
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-प्र-नाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक; नाशिन्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Triviṣṭapa
• Vaitaraṇī
• the three worlds (trailokya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a moral-ethical worldview in which righteous conduct leads toward higher realms, and sacred means of purification remove the weight of wrongdoing; Vaitaraṇī symbolizes the cleansing transition from pāpa toward spiritual eligibility for heaven.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes a progression to the celebrated heavenly realm Triviṣṭapa and points out the sacred river Vaitaraṇī there, characterizing it as a sin-destroying purifier—framing the journey in terms of cosmic geography and moral consequence.