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Shloka 86

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

Chapter 82

श्रीकुण्डं तु समासाद्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्‌ । पितामहं नमस्कृत्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्‌

śrīkuṇḍaṃ tu samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | pitāmahaṃ namaskṛtya gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |

Đến được Śrīkuṇḍa, thánh địa lừng danh khắp ba cõi, hãy cúi đầu đảnh lễ Pitāmaha; nhờ hành vi sùng kính và khiêm cung ấy, người ta đạt công đức ngang với quả báo của việc bố thí một nghìn con bò.

श्रीकुण्डम्the auspicious pond (Śrīkuṇḍa)
श्रीकुण्डम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीकुण्ड
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
समासाद्यhaving reached/approached
समासाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-√सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
त्रिषुin three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormAll (here masculine/neuter with लोक), Locative, Plural
लोकेषुin the worlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
विश्रुतम्renowned
विश्रुतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-√श्रु
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
पितामहम्the Grandfather (Brahmā)
पितामहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नमस्कृत्यhaving saluted
नमस्कृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनमस्-√कृ
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
गोसहस्रफलम्the fruit (merit) of (donating) a thousand cows
गोसहस्रफलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगोसहस्रफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लभेत्would obtain/should obtain
लभेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√लभ्
FormVidhi-liṅ (optative), Optative (injunctive sense: 'would/should obtain'), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Ś
Śrīkuṇḍa
P
Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
T
three worlds (trailokya)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that sincere reverence—expressed through approaching a sacred tīrtha and bowing to Pitāmaha—yields great spiritual merit, comparable to the celebrated dharmic act of donating a thousand cows; it elevates humility and devotion as ethically transformative.

The speaker describes the merit associated with visiting the famed tīrtha called Śrīkuṇḍa and offering homage to Pitāmaha there, presenting it as a specific pilgrimage observance with a defined puṇya-result.