Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
गत्वा मधुवटीं चैव देव्यास्तीर्थे नर: शुचि: । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च पितृन् देवांश्व॒ पूरुष:
gatvā madhuvaṭīṃ caiva devyās tīrthe naraḥ śuciḥ | tatra snātvārcayitvā ca pitṝn devāṃś ca pūruṣaḥ ||
清らかな者は、女神の聖なる渡し場にあたるマドゥヴァティー(Madhuvaṭī)へ赴き、そこで沐浴すべきである。沐浴ののち、祖霊(Pitṛ)と諸天(Deva)の双方を、法にかなって恭しく供養せよ。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Pilgrimage is fulfilled through śauca (purity) and right action: one should bathe at the sacred place and then honour both the gods and the ancestors, integrating devotion with gratitude to one’s lineage.
The speaker gives a prescriptive instruction about visiting the sacred site called Madhuvaṭī at the Goddess’s tīrtha, where the pilgrim should bathe and perform worship for the Pitṛs and the Devas.