Shloka 25

Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti

Chapter 82

Devanagari script

जो मनस्वी पुरुष मनसे भी पुष्कर तीर्थमें जानेकी इच्छा करता है, उसके स्वर्गके प्रतिबन्धक सारे पाप मिट जाते हैं और वह स्वर्गलोकमें पूजित होता है ।। तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महाराज नित्यमेव पितामह: । उवास परमप्रीतो भगवान्‌ कमलासन:,महाराज! उस तीर्थमें कमलासन भगवान्‌ ब्रह्माजी नित्य ही बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ निवास करते हैं

Transliteration

yaḥ manasvī puruṣaḥ manasā api puṣkara-tīrthe gantum icchati, tasya svarga-pratibandhakāni sarvāṇi pāpāni praṇaśyanti, sa ca svarga-loke pūjyate. tasmin tīrthe mahārāja nityam eva pitāmahaḥ uvāsa parama-prītaḥ bhagavān kamalāsanaḥ.

Translation

Dijo Ghūlastya: “Oh rey, aun el hombre resuelto que sólo concibe en su mente el deseo de ir al sagrado vado de Puṣkara, ve borrados todos los pecados que cierran el paso al cielo; y es honrado en el mundo celeste. En ese tīrtha, oh gran rey, mora continuamente el Abuelo—el Señor Brahmā, sentado en el loto—en suprema dicha.”

Word by Word

• {'manasvī': 'strong-minded, resolute, self-controlled', 'puruṣaḥ': 'man, person', 'manasā api': 'even by the mind alone

• even mentally', 'icchati': 'desires, wishes', 'gantum': 'to go', 'puṣkara-tīrtha': 'the sacred pilgrimage site of Puṣkara', 'tīrtha': 'ford

• holy place of pilgrimage', 'svarga': 'heaven', 'pratibandhaka': 'obstructing, preventing', 'pāpa': 'sin, demerit, moral stain', 'praṇaśyanti': 'are destroyed, perish', 'svarga-loka': 'the world of heaven', 'pūjyate': 'is honored, revered', 'mahārāja': 'O great king', 'nityam eva': 'always, continually', 'pitāmahaḥ': 'the Grandfather

• epithet of Brahmā', 'bhagavān': 'the Blessed Lord', 'kamalāsanaḥ': 'lotus-seated

• epithet of Brahmā', 'parama-prītaḥ': 'supremely pleased, greatly delighted', 'uvāsa': 'dwelt, resided'}

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ghūlastya (speaker)
• Puṣkara-tīrtha (Pushkar pilgrimage site)
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha, Kamalāsana)
• Svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches the extraordinary purifying power of sacred intention: even the mental resolve to undertake a pilgrimage to Puṣkara removes sins that block higher spiritual reward (svarga), emphasizing inner orientation (bhāva) alongside outward action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ghūlastya is praising Puṣkara-tīrtha to the king, describing its spiritual efficacy and sanctity by noting that Brahmā himself—called Pitāmaha and Kamalāsana—abides there continually in joy, making the place especially holy.