Shloka 86
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र फलकीवनमुत्तमम् | तत्र देवा: सदा राजन् फलकीवनमरश्रिता:
tato gacchet rājendra phalakīvanam uttamam | tatra devāḥ sadā rājan phalakīvanam āśritāḥ ||
അതിനുശേഷം, ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്ര, ഉത്തമമായ ഫലകീവനത്തിലേക്ക് പോകണം. ഹേ രാജൻ, അവിടെ ദേവന്മാർ സദാ ഫലകീവനത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് വസിക്കുന്നു.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse commends seeking out sacred places associated with divine presence; it frames movement toward such a grove as a worthy, kingly act aligned with the pursuit of merit and right conduct.
The speaker advises the king about the next destination—an excellent forest called Phalakīvana—and emphasizes its sanctity by stating that the gods continually reside there.