Shloka 316
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
प्राप्रुयात् स नरो लोकान् ब्रह्मण: सदने$क्षयान् | विशेषतः कार्तिकमासकी पूर्णिमाको जो पुष्करतीर्थमें स्नानके लिये जाता है, वह मनुष्य ब्रह्मधाममें अक्षय लोकोंको प्राप्त होता है
prāpnuyāt sa naro lokān brahmaṇaḥ sadane'kṣayān | viśeṣataḥ kārtikamāsakī pūrṇimāyāṁ yaḥ puṣkaratīrthe snānāya gacchati sa naro brahmadhāmni'kṣayān lokān prāpnoti ||
Tal persona alcanza los mundos imperecederos en la morada de Brahmā. En particular, quien va a bañarse en el vado sagrado de Puṣkara en la luna llena del mes de Kārtika llega al reino de Brahmā y obtiene mundos celestiales duraderos, que no desfallecen.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere observance of sacred time and place—especially bathing at Puṣkara on Kārtika Pūrṇimā—produces enduring spiritual merit, culminating in attainment of imperishable realms in Brahmā’s abode.
Within the Vana Parva’s tīrtha-māhātmya context, the speaker praises the फल (result) of a specific pilgrimage act: going to Puṣkara for a ritual bath on the Kārtika full moon, describing the exalted posthumous destination it grants.