Shloka 149
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति येडपि पापकृतो नरा: | पृथूदके नरश्रेष्ठ एवमाहुर्मनीषिण:,नरश्रेष्ठ) पापी मनुष्य भी वहाँ पृथूदकतीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे स्वर्गलोकमें चले जाते हैं, ऐसा मनीषी पुरुष कहते हैं
tatra snātvā divaṃ yānti ye ’pi pāpakṛto narāḥ | pṛthūdake naraśreṣṭha evam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ ||
Having bathed there, even men who have committed sins ascend to heaven. O best of men, the wise declare that such is the power of the Pṛthūdaka sacred ford.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the purificatory and merit-bestowing power attributed to certain tīrthas: sincere bathing at Pṛthūdaka is said to cleanse even grave wrongdoing and lead to heavenly attainment, underscoring faith, repentance, and the transformative role of sacred practice within dharma.
A speaker praises the greatness of the Pṛthūdaka sacred ford, telling the addressed ‘best of men’ that the wise tradition holds this place to be so potent that even sinners who bathe there can attain heaven.