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Shloka 108

Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga

Pulastya’s Instruction

श्रीकुज्जं च सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थ भरतसत्तम । तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्‌,भरतसत्तम नरश्रेष्ठ) श्रीकूंज नामक सरस्वतीतीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे मानव अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल प्राप्त कर लेता है

śrīkuñjaṃ ca sarasvatyās tīrthaṃ bharatasattama | tatra snātvā naraśreṣṭha agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |

Oh el mejor de los Bharatas, en el río Sarasvatī hay también un vado sagrado llamado Śrīkuñja. Oh el más eminente de los hombres, al bañarse allí se obtiene el mérito equivalente al sacrificio Agniṣṭoma.

श्रीकुज्जम्Śrīkujjā (name of a tīrtha)
श्रीकुज्जम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीकुज्ज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सरस्वत्याःof Sarasvatī
सरस्वत्याः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्वती
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
तीर्थम्a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
तीर्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भरतसत्तमO best of the Bharatas
भरतसत्तम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
नरश्रेष्ठO best of men
नरश्रेष्ठ:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनर-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अग्निष्टोमफलम्the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma (sacrifice)
अग्निष्टोमफलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निष्टोम-फल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लभेत्would obtain / may obtain
लभेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormVidhi-liṅ (optative), Present-system, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

घुलस्त्य उवाच

S
Sarasvatī (river)
Ś
Śrīkuñja (tīrtha)
A
Agniṣṭoma (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage and ritual purity—here, bathing at a sacred Sarasvatī tīrtha—can yield merit comparable to an elaborate Vedic sacrifice (Agniṣṭoma), emphasizing accessible paths to religious merit when performed with faith and discipline.

A speaker is describing a specific holy place on the Sarasvatī named Śrīkuñja and stating the spiritual benefit of bathing there: the pilgrim gains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.