Shloka 57
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
यो: स्नात: साधयेत् तत्र गिरौ कालण्जरे नृप । स्वर्गलोके महीयेत नरो नास्त्यत्र संशय:,राजन! जो कालंजर पर्वतपर स्नान करके वहाँ साधन करता है, वह मनुष्य स्वर्गलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित होता है; इसमें संशय नहीं है
yo snātaḥ sādhayet tatra girau kālañjare nṛpa | svargaloke mahīyeta naro nāsty atra saṁśayaḥ ||
ರಾಜನೇ! ಕಾಲಂಜರ ಪರ್ವತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಧನೆ ಮಾಡುವವನು ಸ್ವರ್ಗಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಗೌರವಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual purification (snāna) combined with sincere spiritual discipline (sādhana/tapas) at a recognized sacred place is presented as a powerful dharmic act that yields exalted posthumous reward—honor in heaven—emphasizing faith, effort, and sanctity of place.
Pulastya, speaking to a king, continues a tirtha-related instruction by describing the फल (result) of bathing at the sacred mountain Kālañjara and practicing austerity there, assuring the listener that such conduct leads to heavenly honor without doubt.