Shloka 73

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

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणमधिगम्याथ शुचि: प्रयतमानस: । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा ब्रह्मलोक॑ प्रपद्यते

Transliteration

brahmāṇam adhigamyātha śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā brahmalokaṃ prapadyate ||

Translation

Đến gần Phạm Thiên, người thanh tịnh và tâm ý được điều phục sẽ được gột sạch mọi tội lỗi; tự thân đã tinh khiết như vậy, người ấy đạt đến cõi Phạm Thiên.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā / the Creator
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अधिगम्य: having approached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), having approached/attained

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रयतमानसः: one whose mind is disciplined/controlled
• प्रयतमानसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत-मानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: he whose self is purified of all sins
• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-विशुद्ध-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: the world of Brahmā (Brahmaloka)
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रपद्यते: attains / reaches
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पद्
• Form: Lat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Brahmaloka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Purity and disciplined mind are presented as the ethical prerequisites for spiritual ascent: by approaching the highest divine (Brahmā) with inner cleanliness and mental restraint, one becomes free from sin and attains Brahmaloka.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker states a doctrinal conclusion: the seeker who approaches Brahmā in a state of purity and mental control becomes purified of all wrongdoing and reaches Brahmā’s realm, emphasizing the fruit of disciplined spiritual practice.