Shloka 49
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
महाकाल ततो गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशन: । कोटितीर्थमुपस्पृश्य हयमेधफलं लभेत्,वहाँसे महाकालतीर्थको जाय। वहाँ नियम-पूर्वक रहकर नियमित भोजन करे। वहाँ कोटितीर्थमें आचमन (एवं स्नान) करनेसे अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल प्राप्त होता है
Mahākāla tato gacchen niyato niyatāśanaḥ | Koṭitīrtham upaspṛśya hayamedhaphalaṁ labhet ||
Luego debe uno dirigirse al vado sagrado llamado Mahākāla. Viviendo allí con observancias disciplinadas y alimento regulado, y realizando el ācamana (purificación con agua) y el baño en Koṭitīrtha, se dice que se obtiene el mérito equivalente al del sacrificio del Aśvamedha.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Great religious merit is linked not only to grand rituals but also to disciplined living—restraint, regulated diet, and ritual purity—performed with faith at sacred places.
The speaker is describing a sequence of pilgrimage actions: go to Mahākāla-tīrtha, stay there observing vows and moderation, then perform ācamana/bathing at Koṭitīrtha; doing so is praised as yielding the merit of an Aśvamedha.