Shloka 86
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
तत्र भोगवती नाम वासुकेस्ती र्थमुत्तमम् । तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात् सो5श्वमेधफलं लभेत्,प्रयागमें भोगवती नामसे प्रसिद्ध वासुकि नागका उत्तम तीर्थ है। जो वहाँ स्नान करता है, उसे अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल मिलता है
tatra bhogavatī nāma vāsukes tīrtham uttamam | tatrābhiṣekaṁ yaḥ kuryāt sa aśvamedha-phalaṁ labhet |
Pulastya said: “There is the excellent sacred ford called Bhogavatī, belonging to Vāsuki. Whoever performs ritual bathing there attains the merit-fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice.”
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A holy place (tīrtha) can concentrate spiritual benefit: a sincere purificatory bath at Bhogavatī is said to grant the merit of an Aśvamedha. The implied ethic is that inner purity, faith, and disciplined observance can substitute for grand, costly rites.
Pulastya is describing sacred sites during a tīrtha-yātrā discourse. He points out the tīrtha named Bhogavatī associated with the Nāga king Vāsuki and states the extraordinary merit gained by bathing there.