Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
ततो व्यासवनं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशन: । मनोजवे नर: स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्,तत्पश्चात् नियमपूर्वक रहते हुए मिताहारी होकर व्यासवनकी यात्रा करे। वहाँ मनोजवतीर्थमें स्नान करके मनुष्य सहस्र गोदानका फल पाता है
tato vyāsavanaṁ gacchen niyato niyatāśanaḥ | manojave naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṁ labhet |
Thereafter, disciplined and restrained in diet, one should proceed to Vyāsa’s forest. Having bathed at the Manojava sacred ford, a person attains merit equivalent to gifting a thousand cows.
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