Shloka 8
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
गत्वा हि श्रद्धया युक्त: कुरुक्षेत्र कुरूद्वह । फल प्राप्रोति च तदा राजसूयाश्चमेधयो:,कुरुश्रेष्ठ! श्रद्धासे युक्त होकर कुरक्षेत्रकी यात्रा करनेपर मनुष्य राजसूय और अश्वमेधयज्ञोंका फल पाता है
gatvā hi śraddhayā yuktaḥ kurukṣetraṁ kurūdvaḥ | phalaṁ prāpnoti ca tadā rājasūyāśvamedhayoḥ kurūśreṣṭha |
グーラースティヤ（ナーラダ）は言った。「クル族の最勝者よ。真実の信（シュラッダー）をもってクルクシェートラへ旅する者は、その時、ラージャスーヤとアシュヴァメーダの祭祀に等しい功徳を得る。」
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Faith (śraddhā) and sincere intention elevate a pilgrimage: traveling to Kurukṣetra with devotion yields merit comparable to major Vedic royal sacrifices, emphasizing inner disposition over mere external action.
The speaker, Ghūlastya, praises Kurukṣetra as a supremely meritorious sacred place and tells a Kuru noble that a faithful visit there grants the fruit of the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha rites.