Shloka 47
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
कपिलातीर्थमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहित: । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च 9९ १०8: [_ स्वान् दैवतान्यपि
kapilātīrtham āsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ | tatra snātvārcayitvā ca svān daivatāny api ||
Having reached Kapila’s sacred ford, the disciplined celibate—collected in mind—bathed there and, after performing worship, also paid reverence to his own chosen deities. The verse highlights the ethic of inner restraint joined with outward ritual purity: pilgrimage is completed not merely by arrival, but by self-control, bathing, and reverent worship.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True religious merit is shown through disciplined conduct (brahmacarya), mental composure (samāhita), and reverent worship; pilgrimage is framed as an ethical-spiritual practice, not mere travel.
The speaker describes a brahmacārī reaching Kapila’s sacred tīrtha, bathing there, and performing worship—honoring both the sanctity of the place and his own deities as part of proper tīrtha-observance.