Shloka 76
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ वसोर्धारामभिष्टृताम् । गमनादेव तस्यां हि हयमेधफलं लभेत्,धर्मज्ञ! वहाँसे वसुधारातीर्थमें जाय, जो सबके द्वारा प्रशंसित है। वहाँ जानेमात्रसे अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल मिलता है
tato gacchet dharmajña vasordhārām abhiṣṭutām | gamanād eva tasyāṃ hi hayamedha-phalaṃ labhet, dharmajña ||
Luego, oh conocedor del dharma, debe uno dirigirse al vado sagrado llamado Vasudhārā, alabado por todos. Pues con sólo ir allí, oh justo, se obtiene el mérito que se dice nacer del sacrificio Aśvamedha.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage to a revered tīrtha can confer immense spiritual merit—here equated with the fruit of the Aśvamedha—highlighting dharma as attainable through devotion and right intention, not only through costly royal sacrifices.
A speaker is directing a dharma-minded listener to go next to the Vasudhārā tīrtha, praising it as universally celebrated and stating that simply visiting it grants the merit traditionally associated with the Aśvamedha sacrifice.