Shloka 73
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च रुद्रं देवगणैर्वृतम् जन्मप्रभूति यत् पापं तत् स्नातस्य प्रणश्यति
tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca rudraṃ devagaṇair vṛtam | janmaprabhūti yat pāpaṃ tat snātasya praṇaśyati ||
Allí, al bañarse y beber el agua sagrada, se contempla a Rudra rodeado por las huestes de los dioses. Cualquier pecado acumulado desde el mismo nacimiento se destruye para quien se baña en ese lugar.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere engagement with a sacred tīrtha—symbolized by bathing and drinking its water—can eradicate deep-seated moral impurity (pāpa) accumulated from birth, emphasizing purification through devotion and righteous approach.
The speaker describes a holy place where, after bathing and drinking, one is granted a vision of Rudra attended by divine hosts, and the act of bathing there is said to annihilate sins accrued since birth.