Shloka 53
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
तर्पयित्वा पितृन् देवानग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् | वहाँसे त्रिभुवनविख्यात नर्मदा नदीके तटपर जाकर देवताओं और पितरोंका तर्पण करनेसे अग्निष्टोम-यज्ञका फल प्राप्त होता है ।। ५२ $ ।। दक्षिणं सिन्धुमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रिय:
tarpayitvā pitṝn devān agniṣṭomaphalaṁ labhet |
Dijo Ghūlastya: «Quien ofrece tarpana (libaciones) a los Pitṛs y a los dioses alcanza el mérito equivalente al sacrificio Agniṣṭoma».
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that fulfilling obligations to ancestors and gods through tarpana is a powerful dharmic act, yielding merit comparable to a major Vedic sacrifice (Agniṣṭoma). It emphasizes accessible righteousness: reverent ritual duty can substitute for expensive rites when performed with proper intent.
A speaker (Ghūlastya) is describing the spiritual benefits of specific sacred actions—here, offering libations to the Pitṛs and the gods—presenting it as a recognized source of great religious merit within the broader pilgrimage-and-merit discourse of the Vana Parva.