Shloka 101
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
श्रीमत् स्वर्ग्य तथा पुण्यं सपत्नशमनं शिवम् | मेधाजननमग्रयं वै तीर्थवंशानुकीर्तनम्,यह तीर्थसमूहोंकी महिमाका वर्णन परम उत्तम, सम्पत्तिदायक, स्वर्गप्रद, पुण्यकारक, शत्रुओंका निवारण करनेवाला, कल्याणकारक तथा मेधाशक्तिको उत्पन्न करनेवाला है
śrīmat svargyaṃ tathā puṇyaṃ sapatnaśamanaṃ śivam | medhājananam agryaṃ vai tīrthavaṃśānukīrtanam ||
Dijo Pulastya: «Esta recitación de los linajes y tradiciones de los tīrthas, los vados sagrados de peregrinación, es supremamente excelente: otorga prosperidad, concede el cielo, produce mérito; apacigua a rivales y enemigos; es auspiciosa y portadora de bienestar; y engendra discernimiento y claridad intelectual».
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Remembering and recounting the sacred tīrthas is presented as a dharmic practice that yields both inner and outer fruits: it generates puṇya (merit) and svarga (heavenly reward), promotes auspicious welfare (śiva), calms hostility (sapatna-śamana), and cultivates medhā—clarity, insight, and intellectual strength.
Pulastya, speaking as an authoritative sage, praises the act of narrating the tīrthas’ traditions and greatness. This functions as a framing statement within the tīrtha-mahātmya context of the Vana Parva, elevating the forthcoming (or ongoing) description of pilgrimage sites as spiritually potent instruction.