Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
स्नात्वा कुरुवरश्रेष्ठ प्रयतात्मा समाहित: । तर्प्य देवान् पितृश्चैव विष्णुलोके महीयते,कुरुश्रेष्ठ! वहाँ स्नान करके शुद्ध और समाहितचित्त होकर देवताओं और पितरोंका तर्पण करनेसे मनुष्य विष्णुलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित होता है
snātvā kuruvaraśreṣṭha prayatātmā samāhitaḥ | tarpya devān pitṝṃś caiva viṣṇuloke mahīyate ||
グーラースティヤ(Ghūlastya)は言った。「クル族の最勝者よ。彼の地で沐浴して清浄となり、身を慎み心を一つに収めて、神々と祖霊にしかるべき献水(タルパナ, tarpana)を捧げる者は、尊ばれ、ヴィシュヌの世界(Viṣṇuloka)に堅く安住する。」
घुलस्त्य उवाच
The verse teaches that disciplined purity (snāna, self-restraint, mental composure) joined with gratitude and duty toward both gods and ancestors (tarpaṇa) generates spiritual merit, culminating in honor and a blessed posthumous state described as establishment in Viṣṇu’s realm.
Ghūlastya addresses a Kuru noble, prescribing a dharmic practice: bathe, become inwardly composed, and perform tarpaṇa for devas and pitṛs. The statement frames this ritual-ethical act as a cause of exaltation and attainment of Viṣṇuloka.