Shloka 6
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
ततो वैतरणीं गच्छेत् सर्वपापप्रमोचनीम् | विरजं तीर्थमासाद्य विराजति यथा शशी,तदनन्तर सब पापोंसे छुड़ानेवाली वैतरणीकी यात्रा करे। वहाँ विरजतीर्थमें जाकर स्नान करनेसे मनुष्य चन्द्रमाके समान प्रकाशित होता है
tato vaitaraṇīṃ gacchet sarvapāpapramocanīm | virajaṃ tīrtham āsādya virājati yathā śaśī ||
Luego debe ir a la Vaitaraṇī, el vado que libera de todos los pecados. Al llegar al tīrtha inmaculado llamado Viraja y bañarse allí, el hombre resplandece como la luna.
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage and ritual bathing at renowned tīrthas are presented as disciplines of purification: by approaching sacred places with right intent, one sheds moral impurity (pāpa) and regains inner radiance, symbolized by shining like the moon.
Pulastya continues a tīrtha-yātrā instruction, directing the listener to go next to the Vaitaraṇī and then to the Viraja tīrtha; bathing there is said to free one from sins and make one radiant.