Shloka 9
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
पुण्यदेशाभिगमनं पवित्र परमं स्मृतम् । अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमां गाथां गीतां ययातिना
puṇyadeśābhigamanaṃ pavitra paramaṃ smṛtam | atrāpy udāharantīmāṃ gāthāṃ gītāṃ yayātinā |
Śaunaka berkata: “Pergi ke wilayah suci diingati sebagai penyucian yang paling utama. Dalam hal ini juga, orang-orang berilmu mengemukakan sebagai contoh sebuah gāthā yang pernah dinyanyikan oleh Raja Yayāti.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage—going to a holy region—is upheld by tradition as a powerful means of purification, and this is supported through authoritative exempla (a gāthā attributed to King Yayāti).
Śaunaka introduces a traditional verse (gāthā) sung by King Yayāti to illustrate and validate the claim that visiting sacred places is supremely purifying.