Shloka 54
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
चर्मण्वतीं समासाद्य नियतो नियताशन: । रन्तिदेवा भ्यनुज्ञातमग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्,इन्द्रियसंयम या शौच-संतोष आदिके पालनपूर्वक नियमित आहारका सेवन करते हुए चर्मण्वती (चंबल) नदीमें स्नान आदि करनेसे राजा रन्तिदेवद्वारा अनुमोदित अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल प्राप्त होता है
carmaṇvatīṁ samāsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ | rantidevād abhyanujñātam agniṣṭoma-phalaṁ labhet ||
Having reached the Carmaṇvatī (Chambal) River, a disciplined person who eats in a regulated manner attains the merit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice—approved by King Rantideva—through bathing and observances there. The verse underscores that self-control, purity, and contentment, expressed through restrained living, can yield sacrificial merit even without performing an elaborate ritual.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
That disciplined conduct—especially regulated eating, self-control, purity, and contentment—can confer the same religious merit as major sacrifices when practiced at a sacred place, emphasizing inner discipline alongside ritual.
The speaker describes a tīrtha on the Carmaṇvatī River and states that one who goes there and observes restraint gains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice, associated with the approval/commendation of King Rantideva.