Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
कुमारिकाणां शक्रस्य तीर्थ सिद्धनिषेवितम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नर: क्षिप्रं स्वर्गलोकमवाप्लनुयात्,शक्रकुमारिकातीर्थ सिद्ध पुरुषोंद्वारा सेवित है। वहाँ स्नान करके मनुष्य शीघ्र ही स्वर्गलोक प्राप्त कर लेता है
ghulastya uvāca | kumārikāṇāṃ śakrasya tīrthaṃ siddhaniṣevitam | tatra snātvā naraḥ kṣipraṃ svargalokam avāpnoti ||
ここはシャクラ(インドラ)の聖なる渡しで、「クマーリカー(乙女たち)」と呼ばれ、成就者(シッダ)たちが常に参詣する。ここで沐浴する者は速やかに天界に至る。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
The verse teaches that pilgrimage and ritual bathing at a revered tīrtha—especially one sanctified by siddhas—are believed to purify and generate spiritual merit, orienting a person toward higher realms and reinforcing dharmic conduct.
A speaker named Ghulastya points out a specific sacred site associated with Śakra (Indra), describing its sanctity and the promised fruit of bathing there: swift attainment of heaven.