Shloka 190
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ तीर्थ संनिहतीमपि,धर्मज्ञ! तदनन्तर वहाँसे संनिहतीतीर्थकी यात्रा करे
tato gacchet dharmajña tīrtha-saṁnihatīm api | dharmajña tad-anantaraṁ vahāṁse saṁnihatī-tīrthasya yātrāṁ kuryāt ||
তাৰ পিছত, হে ধৰ্মজ্ঞ, সি সংনিহতী নামৰ তীৰ্থলৈও গমন কৰক। তাৰপিছত তাতৰ পৰা আগবাঢ়ি, ধৰ্মবুদ্ধিসম্পন্ন তীৰ্থযাত্ৰীয়ে সংনিহতী-তীৰ্থযাত্ৰা ক্ৰমে সম্পন্ন কৰক।
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.