Shloka 86
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
Devanagari script
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र फलकीवनमुत्तमम् | तत्र देवा: सदा राजन् फलकीवनमरश्रिता:
Transliteration
tato gacchet rājendra phalakīvanam uttamam | tatra devāḥ sadā rājan phalakīvanam āśritāḥ ||
Translation
随后，王中之杰啊，应前往殊胜的法拉基林（Phalakīvana）。在那里，大王，诸天恒常居住，皆以法拉基林为依止。
Word by Word
ततःthen, from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
गच्छेत्should go
गच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormVidhi-lin (optative), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
फलकीवनम्to the (named) Phalakī forest
फलकीवनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफलकीवन
Formneuter, accusative, singular
उत्तमम्excellent, best
उत्तमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
Formneuter, accusative, singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
फलकीवनम्the Phalakī forest
फलकीवनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootफलकीवन
Formneuter, accusative, singular
आश्रिताःhaving resorted to, dwelling in
आश्रिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्रि
Formpast passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājendra (addressed king)D
devāḥ (gods)P
Phalakīvana (forest/grove)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse commends seeking out sacred places associated with divine presence; it frames movement toward such a grove as a worthy, kingly act aligned with the pursuit of merit and right conduct.
The speaker advises the king about the next destination—an excellent forest called Phalakīvana—and emphasizes its sanctity by stating that the gods continually reside there.