Shloka 190

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

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ तीर्थ संनिहतीमपि,धर्मज्ञ! तदनन्तर वहाँसे संनिहतीतीर्थकी यात्रा करे

Transliteration

tato gacchet dharmajña tīrtha-saṁnihatīm api | dharmajña tad-anantaraṁ vahāṁse saṁnihatī-tīrthasya yātrāṁ kuryāt ||

Translation

Rồi, hỡi bậc thông hiểu chính pháp, người ấy cũng nên đi đến bến thánh mang tên Saṁnihatī. Sau đó, từ nơi ấy, người hành hương có tâm hướng về dharma hãy tiếp tục cuộc hành trình đến Saṁnihatī Tīrtha, từng bước theo đúng lộ trình các thánh địa đã được truyền dạy.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; from there
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: vidhi-lin (optative), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, present-system

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: masculine, vocative singular

• तीर्थम्: to the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: neuter, accusative singular

• संनिहतीम्: Sannihatī (name of a tīrtha)
• संनिहतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिहती
• Form: feminine, accusative singular

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: indeclinable

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṁnihatī Tīrtha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharma-guided conduct through pilgrimage: a ‘dharmajña’ should follow the ordered sequence of tīrthas, suggesting disciplined spiritual practice and reverence for sacred places as part of righteous living.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker is directing the listener along a pilgrimage itinerary, instructing that after the previous stop one should go next to the Saṁnihatī Tīrtha, continuing the prescribed tīrtha-yātrā route.