Shloka 98
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
मेधाजननमग्र्यं वै तीर्थवंशानुकीर्त्तनम् । अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमधनो धनमाप्नुयात्
medhājananamagryaṃ vai tīrthavaṃśānukīrttanam | aputro labhate putramadhano dhanamāpnuyāt
إن تلاوة سلاسل أنساب التيرثات المقدّسة حقًّا هي الأسمى في إنماء الذكاء. من كان بلا ولد يُرزق ولدًا، ومن كان فقيرًا ينل الغنى.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa Adhyaya 39)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मेधाजननमग्र्यं = मेधाजननम् + अग्र्यम्; पुत्रमधनो = पुत्रम् + अधनः; धनमाप्नुयात् = धनम् + आप्नुयात्.
FAQs
It praises tīrtha-vaṃśa-anukīrtana—recounting or reciting the lineages/traditions of sacred pilgrimage places—as a highly meritorious act.
It states that the practice bestows enhanced intelligence (medhā), grants a son to the sonless, and brings wealth to the poor.
The verse underscores the Purāṇic idea that reverent remembrance and recitation of sacred traditions (tīrthas and their heritage) is itself a transformative spiritual discipline with tangible and intangible rewards.