Shloka 1736
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
तत्र स्नात्वा कुरुश्रेष्ठ गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् | कुरुश्रेष्ठ कुरुनन्दन! वहीं मतंगका केदार है, उसमें स्नान करनेसे मनुष्यको सहस्र गोदानका फल मिलता है
tatra snātvā kuruśreṣṭha gosahasraphalaṁ labhet | kuruśreṣṭha kurunandana! tatra mataṅgakā kedāraḥ, tasmin snānena manuṣyo sahasra-godānasya phalaṁ labhate |
プラースティヤは言った。「クル族のうち最上の者よ、そこで沐浴すれば、千頭の牛を施すに等しい功徳を得る。クルの第一人者、クル家の喜びよ——そこにはマタンガカー（Mataṅgakā）の聖なるケーダーラ（kedāra）がある。そこに沐浴する者は、千頭の牛施与の果報に至る。」
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the dharmic idea that sincere ritual purification at a recognized tīrtha can yield great spiritual merit, comparable to major acts of charity such as donating a thousand cows—linking inner purification with the ethical economy of puṇya.
Pulastya is guiding the Kuru prince during the tīrtha-yātrā account in Vana Parva, pointing out the Mataṅgakā-kedāra and declaring the specific merit obtained by bathing there.