Shloka 107
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
व्रज तीर्थानि नियत: पुण्यं पुण्येन वर्धयन् । भावितै: करणै: पूर्वमास्तिक्याच्छुतिदर्शनात्
vraja tīrthāni niyataḥ puṇyaṃ puṇyena vardhayan | bhāvitaiḥ karaṇaiḥ pūrvam āstikyāc chrutidarśanāt ||
プララスティヤは言った。「規律を守り、自らを制して、聖なる渡し場（ティールタ）と巡礼の地へ赴け。功徳をもって功徳を増しゆくのだ。まず汝の諸根と働きを清め、鍛えよ—信をよりどころとし、聖なる伝承において聞かれた教えと、正しい理解によって見定められた導きによって—そうしてこそ、その旅はただ身を運ぶ放浪ではなく、徳の実りを結ぶ。」
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage should be undertaken with niyama (discipline) and inner purification; true puṇya grows through virtuous conduct and cultivated faculties, supported by faith (āstikya) and guidance from śruti and right understanding.
Pulastya instructs the listener to undertake a tīrtha-yātrā (journey to sacred places), emphasizing that the journey’s value depends on prior moral and mental preparation rather than mere travel.