Shloka 68
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
आप गा नाम विख्याता नदी सिद्धनिषेविता । श्यामाकं भोजने तत्र यः प्रयच्छति मानव:
Āpagā nāma vikhyātā nadī siddhaniṣevitā | śyāmākaṁ bhojane tatra yaḥ prayacchati mānavaḥ ||
「そこには『アーパガー』（Āpagā）と名高い河があり、成就者（シッダ）たちがしばしば訪れる。そこで、シャーマーカ（śyāmāka）の穀粒を食として（ふさわしき者に）供える人は、その聖なる場において功徳を得る。」
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Simple, sattvic giving—such as offering humble grains like śyāmāka—performed in a sanctified place associated with holy beings is presented as a potent form of dāna that generates spiritual merit.
The speaker points out a famous sacred river, Āpagā, known to be frequented by siddhas, and highlights the religious value of feeding others there with simple food, indicating the tirtha’s merit and the virtue of charitable offering.