Shloka 187
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
तीर्थ पुण्यतमं राजन् पावन लोकविश्रुतम् । यत्र सारस्वतो यात: सोडड्विरास्तपसो निधि:,धर्मज्ञ राजन! तदनन्तर महात्मा दधीचके लोक-विख्यात परम पुण्यमय, पावन तीर्थकी यात्रा करे। जहाँ तपस्याके भण्डार सरस्वतीपुत्र अंगिराका जन्म हुआ
tīrthaṁ puṇyatamaṁ rājan pāvanaṁ lokaviśrutam | yatra sārasvato yātaḥ ṣoḍaśavarṣa-tapo-nidhiḥ | dharmajña rājan tad-anantaraṁ mahātmā dadhīcaḥ loka-vikhyātaṁ parama-puṇyamayaṁ pāvanaṁ tīrthaṁ yayau | yatra tapasāṁ bhaṇḍāraḥ sarasvatī-putro ’ṅgirā ajāyata |
グーラースティヤは言った。「王よ、世に名高く、よく人を清める最も聖なるティールタがある。そこは、十六年の苦行で名高い、苦行の宝庫サーラスヴァタがかつて赴いた地である。法を知る王よ、その後、大魂ダディーチャもまた、至上の功徳をもたらし清浄なるその名所へ巡礼した。そこはサラスヴァティーの子アンギラスが生まれた、まこと苦行力の蔵である。」
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage elevates tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) and tapas as means of purification and moral refinement: sacred places are valued not merely as locations but as living memories of disciplined sages, encouraging the listener to honor dharma through self-restraint and reverence.
Ghūlastya describes to the king a world-famous, purifying pilgrimage site connected with Sārasvata’s austerities and the birth of Aṅgiras; he then notes that the great sage Dadhīca subsequently traveled to that supremely holy tīrtha.