Shloka 191

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

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्न तपोधना: । मासि मासि समायान्ति पुण्येन महतान्विता:,उस तीर्थमें ब्रह्मा आदि देवता और तपोधन महर्षि प्रतिमास महान्‌ पुण्यसे सम्पन्न होकर जाते हैं

Transliteration

tatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ | māsi māsi samāyānti puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ ||

Translation

Tại bến thánh ấy, Phạm Thiên (Brahmā) cùng các chư thiên khác, và các đại hiền giả giàu công phu khổ hạnh, tháng này qua tháng khác đều đến hội tụ—đầy đủ đại phúc đức—khiến nơi ấy không ngừng làm mới và tăng trưởng quả báo của hạnh lành và đời sống điều phục.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there (in that place)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• तपोधनाः: ascetics rich in austerity (great ascetics)
• तपोधनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + धन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मासि: in a month
• मासि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मासि: in (each) month
• मासि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समायान्ति: come/arrive (together)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पुण्येन: with merit; by virtue (of merit)
• पुण्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अन्विताः: endowed/possessed (of)
• अन्विताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (anu + i + kta)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• devāḥ (the gods)
• ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• tīrtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage place)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the sanctifying power of a tīrtha: when gods and accomplished sages repeatedly gather there, the place becomes a living center of puṇya, encouraging disciplined conduct (tapas) and dharmic life as the means to spiritual merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker is describing the greatness of a particular sacred ford, stating that Brahmā, other deities, and austere sages assemble there every month, indicating its exceptional holiness and the recurring, ritually significant visitation of divine and ascetic beings.