Shloka 40
Tīrtha-Māhātmya of the Sarasvatī Region and the Praise of Kurukṣetra
Pilgrimage Merits
मधुस्रवं च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
madhusravaṃ ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama | tatra snātvā naro rājangosahasraphalaṃ labhet
અને ત્યાં જ ‘મધુસ્રવ’ નામનું તીર્થ છે, હે ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ। હે રાજન, ત્યાં સ્નાન કરનાર મનુષ્યને સહસ્ર ગોદાન જેટલું પુણ્ય મળે છે.
Unspecified (narrator addressing a king, likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatraiva → tatra + eva; rājangosahasraphalaṃ → rājan + go-sahasra-phalam.
FAQs
It is a named sacred bathing-place (tīrtha) called “Madhusrava,” presented as a location where ritual bathing is especially meritorious.
It means “the fruit (merit) equivalent to donating a thousand cows,” using a well-known Purāṇic measure of religious merit.
It emphasizes faith in tīrtha-snāna (sacred bathing) as a means of accruing puṇya, paralleling the merit of major acts of charity like go-dāna.