Shloka 107
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
शालिहोगत्रस्य तीर्थे च शालिसूर्ये यथाविधि । स््नात्वा नरवरश्रेष्ठ गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्,नरश्रेष्ठ शालिहोत्रके शालिसूर्य नामक तीर्थमें विधिपूर्वक स्नान करके मनुष्य सहस्र गोदानका फल पाता है
śālihotrasya tīrthe ca śālisūrye yathāvidhi | snātvā naravaraśreṣṭha gosahasraphalaṁ labhet ||
Ghūlastya dijo: «Oh el mejor de los hombres, si uno se baña conforme al rito prescrito en el vado sagrado de Śālihotra—en el tīrtha llamado Śālisūrya—obtiene el mérito equivalente al don de mil vacas».
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual action performed in the right way at a sanctified place—here, bathing at a specific tīrtha—can yield great spiritual merit, comparable to major acts of charity such as donating a thousand cows.
A speaker named Ghūlastya is describing the greatness of particular pilgrimage sites, stating that bathing according to prescribed rites at the Śālihotra tīrtha called Śālisūrya grants immense merit.