Shloka 108
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
श्रीकुज्जं च सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थ भरतसत्तम । तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्,भरतसत्तम नरश्रेष्ठ) श्रीकूंज नामक सरस्वतीतीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे मानव अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल प्राप्त कर लेता है
śrīkuñjaṃ ca sarasvatyās tīrthaṃ bharatasattama | tatra snātvā naraśreṣṭha agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
O best of the Bharatas, there is also a sacred ford of the Sarasvatī called Śrīkuñja. O foremost of men, by bathing there one obtains the merit equal to that of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice—teaching that purity of conduct and reverent pilgrimage can confer the same spiritual fruit as costly ritual when undertaken with faith and discipline.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage and ritual purity—here, bathing at a sacred Sarasvatī tīrtha—can yield merit comparable to an elaborate Vedic sacrifice (Agniṣṭoma), emphasizing accessible paths to religious merit when performed with faith and discipline.
A speaker is describing a specific holy place on the Sarasvatī named Śrīkuñja and stating the spiritual benefit of bathing there: the pilgrim gains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.