तेऽपि सर्वे मुनिश्रेष्ठाः खेचरत्व समन्विताः । तपःशक्त्या यांति नानातीर्थेषु भक्तितः
te'pi sarve muniśreṣṭhāḥ khecaratva samanvitāḥ | tapaḥśaktyā yāṃti nānātīrtheṣu bhaktitaḥ
Jene erhabensten Weisen ebenfalls—mit der Gabe, sich durch den Himmel zu bewegen—reisen kraft ihrer Askese in Hingabe zu vielen Tīrthas, heiligen Stätten des rituellen Bades.
Narrator
Type: kshetra
Scene: Radiant sages, light as wind, traverse the sky between rivers and shrines; below are forests, ghāṭas, and temple spires—an aerial map of sacred India.
Pilgrimage is elevated by tapas and devotion; holy travel becomes a disciplined spiritual practice, not mere movement.
The verse speaks of “many tīrthas” in general; specific sites are not listed in this shloka.
General tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) undertaken with bhakti, supported by tapas (austerity).