Shloka 66
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
तम्मिंस्तीर्थे महाबाहो स्नात्वा पापै: प्रमुच्यते । गड्जायां तु नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचारी समाहित:
tasmiṁs tīrthe mahābāho snātvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate | gaḍjāyāṁ tu naraḥ snātvā brahmacārī samāhitaḥ ||
Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, dengan mandi di tirtha suci itu seseorang dilepaskan daripada dosa. Dan sesungguhnya, setelah mandi di Gaḍjā, seorang lelaki menjadi seorang brahmacārin yang berdisiplin—menahan diri dan menghimpunkan batin dengan teguh.
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred bathing at a tīrtha is presented as a means of moral purification, but its deeper fruit is ethical transformation: renewed self-restraint (brahmacarya) and mental composure (samāhita).
Pulastya continues a tīrtha-māhātmya-style instruction, describing the spiritual benefits of bathing at a particular sacred place and specifically at the Gaḍjā, emphasizing liberation from sin and the cultivation of disciplined conduct.