Shloka 12
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
यत्रावगाहा पीत्वा च नैनं श्वोमरणं तपेत् । महासर: पुष्कराणि प्रभासोत्तरमानसे,उसमें स्नान करने और उसका जल पीनेसे मनुष्यको कल ही होनेवाली मृत्युका भय नहीं सताता अर्थात् वह कृतकृत्य हो जाता है। इस कारण मरनेसे नहीं डरता। यदि तुम महासरोवर पुष्कर, प्रभास, उत्तर मानस, कालोदक, दृषद्गवती और सरस्वतीके संगम तथा मानसरोवर आदि तीर्थोमें जाकर स्नान करोगे तो तुम्हें पुन: अपने जीवनके लिये दीर्घायु प्राप्त होगी
yatrāvagāhya pītvā ca nainaṃ śvomaraṇaṃ tapet | mahāsaraḥ puṣkarāṇi prabhāsottaramānase |
Śaunaka said: “In that sacred place, after bathing and drinking its water, a person is no longer tormented by the fear of dying even the very next day; he becomes fulfilled, having done what ought to be done. Therefore he does not dread death. If you go and bathe at the great lake Puṣkara, at Prabhāsa, at Uttara-mānasa, at Kālodaka, at Dṛṣadgavatī, at the confluence of the Sarasvatī, and at other holy fords such as Mānasa-sarovara, you will again obtain long life for the sake of your continued living.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage and ritual purification at renowned tīrthas—especially bathing and drinking their waters—symbolize completing one’s religious duties (kṛtakṛtyatā), which dissolves anxiety about imminent death and is said to confer renewed vitality and longevity.
Śaunaka is describing the power of specific sacred sites (Puṣkara, Prabhāsa, Uttara-mānasa, Kālodaka, Dṛṣadgavatī, the Sarasvatī confluence, and Mānasarovara), advising that bathing there and drinking the water removes fear of near death and grants long life.