Shloka 111

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

Chapter 82

Devanagari script

ततो विनशनं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशन: । गच्छत्यन्तर्हिता यत्र मेरुपूछले सरस्वती

Transliteration

tato vinaśanaṃ gacchenniyato niyatāśanaḥ | gacchatyantarhitā yatra merupūchale sarasvatī ||

Translation

Rồi sau đó, người đã tự chế và ăn uống điều độ hãy đi đến Vinaśana—nơi dòng Sarasvatī biến mất khỏi tầm mắt khi chảy qua vùng gọi là Merupūchala.

Word by Word

• ततः: from there/then
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• विनशनम्: destruction; place of perishing
• विनशनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• नियतः: restrained; disciplined
• नियतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि+यम् → नियत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियताशनः: of regulated food/diet
• नियताशनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गच्छति: goes
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Present (Lat), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• अन्तर्हिता: hidden; disappeared
• अन्तर्हिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्हित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अन्तर्+धा → अन्तर्हित)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• मेरुपूछले: at Meru-pūchala (a place-name)
• मेरुपूछले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु-पूछल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सरस्वती: the river Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vinaśana
• Sarasvatī
• Merupūchala

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes disciplined conduct—especially regulated eating and self-control—as the proper ethical posture for pilgrimage and spiritual pursuit, linking inner restraint with the sanctity of sacred places.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker gives itinerary-style guidance for a sacred journey, directing the listener to go next to Vinaśana, identified as the spot where the Sarasvatī becomes hidden in the region called Merupūchala.