Shloka 25
यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्न तपोधना: । भूतयक्षपिशाचाश्व किंनरा: समहोरगा:,महाराज! इसके बाद समुद्रके मध्यमें विद्यमान त्रिभुवनविख्यात अखिल लोकवन्दित गोकर्णतीर्थमें जाकर स्नान करे। जहाँ ब्रह्मा आदि देवता, तपोधन महर्षि, भूत, यक्ष, पिशाच, किन्नर, महानाग, सिद्ध, चारण, गन्धर्व, मनुष्य, सर्प, नदी, समुद्र और पर्वत--ये सभी उमावलल्लभ भगवान् शंकरकी उपासना करते हैं
yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ | bhūtayakṣapiśācāś ca kiṁnarāḥ samahoragāḥ ||
Pulastya said: “There is a sacred place where Brahmā and the other gods, and ascetics rich in austerity, along with beings such as bhūtas, yakṣas, piśācas, kiṁnaras, and the great serpents, all gather in reverence. Such a tīrtha is portrayed as a meeting-ground of the visible and invisible worlds, where devotion and disciplined practice converge, reminding the listener that holiness is recognized across all orders of beings.”
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates tīrthas as universally acknowledged centers of sanctity: even gods, sages, and diverse classes of beings honor such places. Ethically, it underscores reverence, disciplined practice (tapas), and the unifying power of devotion that transcends social or cosmic categories.
Pulastya is describing a holy setting associated with pilgrimage merit, characterizing it by the presence and worship of many orders of beings—divine, ascetic, and supernatural—thereby recommending it as a powerful destination within the tīrtha discourse of Vana Parva.