Shloka 90
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
काश्मीरेष्वेव नागस्य भवन तक्षकस्य च । वितस्ताख्यमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम्,काश्मीरमें ही नागराज तक्षकका वितस्ता नामसे प्रसिद्ध भवन है, जो सब पापोंका नाश करनेवाला है
kāśmīreṣv eva nāgasya bhavanaṃ takṣakasya ca | vitastākhyam iti khyātaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam ||
In Kashmir itself lies the dwelling of the Nāga, Takṣaka. It is renowned by the name Vitastā, a place said to release one from all sins—invoked here to highlight the purifying power of sacred geography and the moral hope of cleansing wrongdoing through right approach to holy sites.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the traditional idea that certain sacred places are associated with powerful purification—encouraging moral renewal and the aspiration to leave wrongdoing behind through reverence, restraint, and pilgrimage-oriented discipline.
The speaker points out that in Kashmir is the abode of the Nāga king Takṣaka, known as Vitastā, and characterizes it as famed for removing sins—situating the story within a landscape of tīrthas (holy sites) and their reputed spiritual efficacy.