Shloka 104
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
यथाशक्ति चरूं तत्र निवेद्य भरतर्षभ । सर्वकामसमृद्धस्य यज्ञस्य लभते फलम्,वहाँ त्रिशूलपाणि भगवान् शिवका स्थान है, जिसकी तीनों लोकोंमें प्रसिद्धि है। देविकामें स्नान करके भगवान् महेश्वरका पूजन और उन्हें यथाशक्ति चरु निवेदन करके सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंसे समृद्ध यज्ञके फलकी प्राप्ति होती है
yathāśakti carūṃ tatra nivedya bharatarṣabha | sarvakāmasamṛddhasya yajñasya labhate phalam ||
Ghūlastya said: “O bull among the Bharatas, if one offers there a sacrificial oblation (caru) according to one’s capacity, one attains the fruit of a sacrifice that is complete and rich in the fulfillment of all desires.” In context, the passage points to a renowned sacred seat of Śiva (the trident-bearing Lord) and teaches that sincere worship and offering—measured by one’s means rather than by display—can yield the merit associated with a fully endowed yajña.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Religious merit is accessible through sincere devotion and offerings made within one’s means (yathāśakti). The text emphasizes intention and capacity over extravagance, promising the fruit of a fully prosperous yajña to one who worships and offers properly at the sacred site.
A speaker (Ghūlastya) describes the efficacy of a holy place associated with Śiva. He instructs that bathing (as indicated in the prose context) and worshipping Śiva, then offering a caru according to one’s ability, grants the merit equivalent to a richly fulfilled sacrifice.