Shloka 5
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
तेषु सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु स्वाप्लुत्य मुनिपुड्गरवा: । प्राप्प प्रीतिं परां चापि तपोलुब्धा विशारदा:
teṣu sarveṣu tīrtheṣu svāplutya munipuṅgavāḥ | prāpuḥ prītiṁ parāṁ cāpi tapolubdhā viśāradāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Après s’être baignés dans tous ces gués sacrés, les plus éminents des sages atteignirent une joie suprême et un profond contentement—aguerris dans la discipline spirituelle et voués à l’austérité. Le passage souligne la puissance purificatrice du pèlerinage lorsqu’il s’unit à la maîtrise de soi et au discernement éclairé.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred acts like bathing at tīrthas bear their highest fruit when accompanied by tapas (self-discipline) and wisdom; outer purification is completed by inner restraint and learned discernment.
The narrator reports that eminent sages, after bathing at the various pilgrimage sites previously mentioned, experience supreme joy and fulfillment, characterized as ascetically inclined and spiritually accomplished.