Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
कपिलातीर्थमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहित: । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च 9९ १०8: [_ स्वान् दैवतान्यपि
kapilātīrtham āsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ | tatra snātvārcayitvā ca svān daivatāny api ||
কপিলাতীৰ্থত উপস্থিত হৈ, সমাহিতচিত্ত ব্ৰহ্মচাৰী তাত স্নান কৰে আৰু অর্চনা কৰি নিজৰ ইষ্টদেৱতাসকলকো প্ৰণাম কৰে।
घुलस्त्य उवाच
True religious merit is shown through disciplined conduct (brahmacarya), mental composure (samāhita), and reverent worship; pilgrimage is framed as an ethical-spiritual practice, not mere travel.
The speaker describes a brahmacārī reaching Kapila’s sacred tīrtha, bathing there, and performing worship—honoring both the sanctity of the place and his own deities as part of proper tīrtha-observance.