Shloka 46

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

Chapter 82

Devanagari script

धर्मारण्यं हि तत्‌ पुण्यमाद्यं च भरतर्षभ | यत्र प्रविष्टमात्रो वै सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

dharmāraṇyaṃ hi tat puṇyam ādyaṃ ca bharatarṣabha | yatra praviṣṭamātro vai sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc tráng sĩ ưu tú của dòng Bharata, khu rừng thiêng ấy chính là “Rừng Dharma”, cổ sơ và thánh khiết. Chỉ vừa đặt chân vào, người ta liền được giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi.

Word by Word

• धर्मारण्यं: the Dharma-forest (forest of righteousness)
• धर्मारण्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मारण्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्यम्: holy/meritorious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आद्यम्: primeval/first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas (best of Bharatas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• प्रविष्ट: having entered/entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मात्रः: one who has merely (just) [entered]
• मात्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed/verily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपाप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रमुच्यते: is released/freed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुच्
• Form: Present (Lat), Passive, Third, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya (Dharma-forest)
• Bharatarṣabha (epithet/address to a Bharata hero)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches the purificatory power of sacred spaces associated with dharma: entering a holy region aligned with righteous conduct is portrayed as immediately cleansing moral taint, emphasizing repentance, renewal, and the transformative influence of dharmic environments.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker (Ghūlastya) praises a particular sacred forest called Dharmāraṇya, addressing a Bharata hero with an honorific. The statement functions as guidance and encouragement, presenting the place as exceptionally ancient and holy, where mere entry grants release from sins.