Shloka 22
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
ततो मुञ्जवटं नाम स्थाणो: स्थान महात्मन: । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां गाणपत्यमवाप्लनुयात्,तदनन्तर महात्मा स्थाणुके मुजजवट नामक स्थानमें जाय। वहाँ एक रात रहनेसे मानव गणपतिपद प्राप्त करता है
tato muñjavaṭaṃ nāma sthāṇoḥ sthānaṃ mahātmanaḥ | upoṣya rajanīm ekāṃ gāṇapatyam avāpnoti ||
Después debe irse al lugar sagrado llamado Muñjavaṭa, morada de Sthāṇu (Śiva), el magnánimo. Observando ayuno y vela allí durante una sola noche, el hombre alcanza el estado de Gaṇapati, es decir, es admitido en el séquito divino de Śiva.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined devotion—specifically fasting and staying a night at a sacred Śaiva site—can transform one’s spiritual standing, emphasizing the ethical power of self-restraint (tapas) and reverence toward the divine.
The speaker describes a pilgrimage instruction: after reaching the place called Muñjavaṭa, associated with Śiva (Sthāṇu), one should observe a one-night fast/vigil there; the promised fruit is attaining gāṇapatya, i.e., entry into Śiva’s gaṇa as a divine attendant.