Shloka 113
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
शिवोद्धेदे नर: स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । नागोद्धेदे नर: स्नात्वा नागलोकमवाप्नुयात्,शिवोद्धेदमें स्नान करके मनुष्य सहख्र गोदानका फल पाता है। नागोद्धेदतीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे उसे नागलोककी प्राप्ति होती है
śivoddhede naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṁ labhet | nāgoddhede naraḥ snātvā nāgalokam avāpnuyāt |
Ghūlastya disse: “Ao banhar-se no tīrtha de Śivoddheda, a pessoa obtém mérito igual ao de doar mil vacas. Ao banhar-se no tīrtha de Nāgoddheda, alcança o reino dos Nāgas.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that tīrtha-bathing (snāna) is a dharmic act believed to yield specific spiritual results: immense merit comparable to major charity (a thousand cow-gifts) and even attainment of a higher realm (Nāgaloka).
In the context of the Vana Parva’s tīrtha-yātrā descriptions, the speaker Ghūlastya enumerates the fruits (phala) of bathing at particular sacred sites—Śivoddheda and Nāgoddheda—thereby guiding the listener on pilgrimage benefits.