Shloka 141
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
पुनात्यासप्तमं चैव कुल नास्त्यत्र संशय: । नरश्रेष्ठ! बह्मययोनितीर्थमें जाकर पवित्र एवं जितात्मा पुरुष वहाँ स्नान करनेसे ब्रह्मलोक प्राप्त कर लेता है। साथ ही अपने कुलकी सात पीढ़ियोंतकको पवित्र कर देता है, इसमें संशय नहीं है || १४० $ ।। ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र तीर्थ त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्,राजेन्द्र! तदनन्तर कार्तिकेयके त्रिभुवनविख्यात पृथूदकतीर्थकी यात्रा करे और वहाँ स्नान करके देवताओं तथा पितरोंकी पूजामें संलग्न रहे
punāty ā saptamaṃ caiva kulaṃ nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ | naraśreṣṭha brahmayoni-tīrthaṃ gatvā pavitraḥ jitātmā puruṣas tatra snānena brahmalokaṃ prāpnoti | saha ca svakulasyā saptapuruṣān pāvayati nātra saṃśayaḥ || tato gacchet rājendra tīrthaṃ trailokya-viśrutam | tataḥ kārtikeyasya tribhuvana-vikhyātaṃ pṛthūdaka-tīrthaṃ yāyāt | tatra snātvā devatā-pitṛ-pūjāyāṃ saṃlagnaḥ syāt ||
Ghūlastya said: “It purifies one’s lineage up to the seventh generation—of this there is no doubt. O best of men, a pure and self-controlled person who goes to the sacred ford called Brahmayoni and bathes there attains the world of Brahmā; and along with himself he sanctifies seven generations of his family—there is no uncertainty in this. Then, O king, you should proceed to a pilgrimage-ford renowned throughout the three worlds: the celebrated Pṛthūdaka, associated with Kārttikeya. Having bathed there, remain devoted to worship of the gods and the ancestors.”
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