Shloka 8
The Greatness of Puṣkara: Tripuṣkara Pilgrimage, Sacred Geography, and the Doctrine of Self-Restraint
यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च मनश्चैव सुसंयतं । विद्यातपश्च कीर्तिश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
yasya hastau ca pādau ca manaścaiva susaṃyataṃ | vidyātapaśca kīrtiśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
Sesiapa yang tangan, kaki dan fikirannya terdidik dalam pengendalian, serta dihiasi ilmu, tapa dan nama baik—dialah yang menikmati buah tīrtha.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मनश्चैव = मनः + च + एव; विद्यातपश्च = विद्या + तपः + च; कीर्तिश्च = कीर्तिः + च; तीर्थफलमश्नुते = तीर्थफलम् + अश्नुते
FAQs
It teaches that pilgrimage bears its real fruit when supported by disciplined conduct—control of actions (hands and feet) and the mind—together with learning and austerity.
By emphasizing restraint and tapas, it implies that inner purification is the qualifying condition that makes an outer tīrtha-visit spiritually effective.
Ethical self-control in bodily action and mental intention, supported by study (vidyā) and disciplined practice (tapas), is presented as the foundation of religious merit.