Shloka 2
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
कुरुक्षेत्र गमिष्यामि कुरुक्षेत्र वसाम्पहम् | य एवं सतत ब्रूयात् सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते,“मैं कुरक्षेत्रमें जाऊँगा, कुरुक्षेत्रमें निवास करूँगा।” इस प्रकार जो सदा कहा करता है, वह सब पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है
kurukṣetraṁ gamiṣyāmi kurukṣetre vasāmy aham | ya evaṁ satataṁ brūyāt sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||
"I shall go to Kurukṣetra; I shall dwell in Kurukṣetra." Whoever continually utters this resolve is released from all sins.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sustained intention and repeated affirmation of a dharmic resolve—here, going to and residing in a sacred place—has purificatory power, leading to freedom from sin.
A speaker states a general rule of tīrtha-mahātmyā: one who continually declares the intention to go to Kurukṣetra and live there gains spiritual purification, highlighting Kurukṣetra’s sanctity.