Shloka 603
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
तत्र गत्वा नृपश्रेष्ठ गमनादेव सिध्यति । धर्मज्ञ नरेश! तत्पश्चात् तीर्थयात्री परम उत्तम भर्तुस्थानकी यात्रा करे, जहाँ महासेन कार्तिकेयजी निवास करते हैं। नृपश्रेष्ठ! वहाँ जानेमात्रसे सिद्धि प्राप्त होती है
tatra gatvā nṛpaśreṣṭha gamanād eva sidhyati | dharmajña nareśa! tatpaścāt tīrthayātrī parama uttama bhartuḥ-sthānakī yātrā kare, yatra mahāsenaḥ kārtikeyaḥ nivāsati | nṛpaśreṣṭha! tatra jānēmātrase siddhiḥ prāpyate |
Pulastya said: “O best of kings, by merely going there one attains success. O dharma-knowing ruler, thereafter the pilgrim should undertake the journey to the supremely excellent abode of the Lord—where Mahāsena, Kārtikeya, dwells. O foremost king, simply by reaching that place, accomplishment is obtained.”
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes the dharmic value of tīrtha-yātrā: certain sacred places are held to confer spiritual accomplishment simply through sincere arrival, highlighting faith, effort, and reverence as vehicles of merit.
Pulastya, instructing a king during the tīrtha-yātrā discourse in Vana Parva, directs the pilgrim to proceed to an exalted sacred abode associated with Mahāsena Kārtikeya, stating that merely reaching it yields siddhi.