Shloka 28
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
महासर: पुष्कराणि प्रभासोत्तरमानसे । अभ्येत्य योजनशतं भ्रूणहा विप्रमुच्यते
mahāsaraḥ puṣkarāṇi prabhāsottaramānase | abhyetya yojanaśataṁ bhrūṇahā vipramucyate ||
Śaunaka berkata: Dengan mendatangi tasik besar, Puṣkara, tīrtha Prabhāsa, dan Mānasarovara di utara, serta menempuh perjalanan seratus yojana, bahkan orang yang ternoda oleh dosa berat brahma-hatya (di sini: membunuh janin) pun dilepaskan daripada rasa bersalah itu.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that grave moral stains can be purified through sincere, disciplined pilgrimage to revered tīrthas—emphasizing effort, reverence, and a return to dharma as a path to release from guilt.
Śaunaka states a tīrtha-māhātmya claim: traveling a great distance to specific sacred sites—Mahāsara, Puṣkara, Prabhāsa, and northern Mānasarovara—brings expiation even for the severe sin of killing an unborn child.