Shloka 353
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
गोसहस्रफलं विन्द्यात् स्वर्गलोक॑ च गच्छति । वरदासंगमतीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे सहस्र गोदानका फल मिलता है। ब्रह्मस्थानमें जाकर तीन रात उपवास करनेवाला मनुष्य सहस्र गोदानका फल पाता और स्वर्गलोकमें जाता है
gosahasraphalaṁ vindyāt svargalokaṁ ca gacchati | varadāsaṅgama-tīrthe snāna-karaṇena sahasra-go-dānasya phalaṁ labhate | brahmasthāne gatvā trīṇi rātrāṇy upavāsaṁ kurvan manuṣyaḥ sahasra-go-dānasya phalaṁ prāpya svargalokaṁ gacchati ||
Pulastya said: “One who bathes at the sacred ford called Varadāsaṅgama gains the merit equal to gifting a thousand cows and attains the heavenly world. Likewise, a person who goes to Brahmasthāna and observes a fast for three nights obtains the fruit of a thousand cow-gifts and proceeds to heaven.” The teaching emphasizes that disciplined austerity and reverent pilgrimage, when performed with sincerity, are upheld as powerful means of accruing religious merit.
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere pilgrimage-bathing and disciplined fasting are presented as potent dharmic acts whose merit can equal major gifts (like donating a thousand cows), leading to auspicious posthumous results such as attaining Svarga.
Pulastya is describing the spiritual efficacy of specific sacred places: bathing at Varadāsaṅgama and undertaking a three-night fast at Brahmasthāna, stating the rewards in terms of traditional merit and heavenly attainment.