Shloka 86
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
श्रीकुण्डं तु समासाद्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । पितामहं नमस्कृत्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
śrīkuṇḍaṃ tu samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | pitāmahaṃ namaskṛtya gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
Having reached the sacred Śrīkuṇḍa—renowned throughout the three worlds—one should bow in reverence to Pitāmaha; by that act of devotion and humility, one gains the merit equal to the fruit of gifting a thousand cows.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere reverence—expressed through approaching a sacred tīrtha and bowing to Pitāmaha—yields great spiritual merit, comparable to the celebrated dharmic act of donating a thousand cows; it elevates humility and devotion as ethically transformative.
The speaker describes the merit associated with visiting the famed tīrtha called Śrīkuṇḍa and offering homage to Pitāmaha there, presenting it as a specific pilgrimage observance with a defined puṇya-result.