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 ||
कपिलातीर्थास पोहोचून, एकाग्रचित्त ब्रह्मचारी तेथे स्नान करतो आणि अर्चन करून आपल्या इष्टदैवतांनाही वंदन करतो.
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.