पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्नृपश्रेष्ठ वसिष्ठं तपसां निधिम् । यं दृष्ट्वा मानवः सम्यक्कृतार्थत्वमवाप्नुयात्
pulastya uvāca | tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha vasiṣṭhaṃ tapasāṃ nidhim | yaṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavaḥ samyakkṛtārthatvamavāpnuyāt
पुलस्त्य म्हणाले—त्यानंतर, हे नृपश्रेष्ठा, तपस्येचा निधी वसिष्ठ यांच्याकडे जावे; ज्यांचे दर्शन घेतल्याने मनुष्य खरोखर कृतार्थ होतो।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha (āśrama/tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Scene: Pulastya instructs a king; the king and retinue approach Vasiṣṭha’s tranquil hermitage with sacred fires, deer, and students; Vasiṣṭha sits radiant with ascetic power.
Darśana of realized sages is itself a purifier and a life-fulfilling spiritual attainment.
The locale associated with Sage Vasiṣṭha in Arbuda Khaṇḍa, introduced as a key stop in the tīrtha circuit.
A yātrā instruction: go to Vasiṣṭha for darśana (reverent visitation).