Shloka 5
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
तत्र मासं वसेद् धीर: सरस्वत्यां युधिष्िर । यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषय: सिद्धचारणा:,(नारदजी कहते हैं--) युधिष्ठिर! वहाँ सरस्वतीके तटपर धीर पुरुष एक मासतक निवास करे; क्योंकि महाराज! ब्रह्मा आदि देवता, ऋषि, सिद्ध, चारण, गन्धर्व, अप्सरा, यक्ष और नाग भी उस परम पुण्यमय ब्रह्मक्षेत्रको जाते हैं
tatra māsaṁ vased dhīraḥ sarasvatyāṁ yudhiṣṭhira | yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ ||
Ghūlastya (Nārada) said: “O Yudhiṣṭhira, a steadfast man should reside there for a month on the banks of the Sarasvatī—at that supremely meritorious Brahma-kṣetra which even Brahmā and the other gods, along with seers, Siddhas, and Cāraṇas, frequent.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady, disciplined residence in a sacred place for a fixed period (here, one month on the Sarasvatī) is presented as a dharmic practice that supports inner purification and firmness in righteous conduct.
A speaker instructs Yudhiṣṭhira about a particular holy region on the Sarasvatī, praising it as a Brahma-kṣetra visited even by Brahmā and other exalted beings, thereby recommending it as a powerful destination for pilgrimage and spiritual practice.