Shloka 47
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
कपिलातीर्थमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहित: । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च 9९ १०8: [_ स्वान् दैवतान्यपि
kapilātīrtham āsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ | tatra snātvārcayitvā ca svān daivatāny api ||
ಕಪಿಲಾತೀರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿ, ಸಮಾಹಿತಚಿತ್ತನಾದ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಯು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ, ಅರ್ಚನೆ ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿ, ತನ್ನ ಇಷ್ಟದೈವತಗಳಿಗೂ ವಂದನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True religious merit is shown through disciplined conduct (brahmacarya), mental composure (samāhita), and reverent worship; pilgrimage is framed as an ethical-spiritual practice, not mere travel.
The speaker describes a brahmacārī reaching Kapila’s sacred tīrtha, bathing there, and performing worship—honoring both the sanctity of the place and his own deities as part of proper tīrtha-observance.