Shloka 112

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

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ कन्यातीर्थमनुत्तमम्‌ । कन्यातीर्थे नर: स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्‌,धर्मज्ञ! तदनन्तर परम उत्तम कन्यातीर्थकी यात्रा करे। कन्यातीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे मानव सहस्र गोदानका फल पाता है

Transliteration

tato gacchet dharmajña kanyātīrtham anuttamam | kanyātīrthe naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṁ labhet, dharmajña |

Translation

Rồi sau đó, hỡi người am tường dharma, hãy đi đến bến thánh vô song mang tên Kanyātīrtha. Ai tắm tại Kanyātīrtha sẽ được công đức ngang với việc bố thí một ngàn con bò.

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereafter

गच्छेत्should go

धर्मज्ञO knower of dharma

कन्यातीर्थम्to Kanyatirtha (the sacred ford named Kanyatirtha)

अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed, excellent

कन्यातीर्थेat/in Kanyatirtha

नरःa man

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

गोसहस्रफलम्the merit/reward of a thousand cows (as a gift)

लभेत्would obtain/should obtain

धर्मज्ञO knower of dharma

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kanyātīrtha

go (cow)

dharmajña (addressed person)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Pilgrimage to a sacred tīrtha and bathing there are presented as dharmic acts that generate great puṇya, here equated with the highly valued merit of donating a thousand cows.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker is guiding a listener versed in dharma through a sequence of holy places, recommending that they go next to Kanyātīrtha and explaining the specific spiritual reward attributed to bathing there.