Shloka 16
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
यो दरिद्रैरपि विधि: शक: प्राप्तुं नरेश्वर । तुल्यो यज्ञफलै: पुण्यैस्तं निबोध युधां वर,योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ नरेश्वर! जो सत्कर्म दरिद्रलोग भी कर सकें और जो अपने पुण्योद्वारा यज्ञोंके समान फलप्रद हो सके, उसे बताता हूँ, सुनो
yo daridrair api vidhiḥ śakyaḥ prāptuṁ nareśvara | tulyo yajñaphalaiḥ puṇyais taṁ nibodha yudhāṁ vara ||
“Ó rei, o melhor dos guerreiros, eu te direi uma prática justa que até os pobres podem realizar — e cujo mérito produz frutos iguais aos dos sacrifícios. Escuta e compreende bem.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True religious merit is not limited to costly sacrifices; there exists a dharmic practice accessible even to the poor that can yield merit comparable to yajña-results.
The speaker addresses a king and renowned warrior, introducing an instruction: a simple, attainable religious observance whose spiritual fruit equals that of elaborate sacrificial rites, and asks him to listen attentively.