Shloka 22
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
महामते कुरुनन्दन! पुष्करमें तीनों समय दस सहस्र कोटि (दस अरब) तीर्थोका निवास रहता है ।। आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा: साध्याक्ष समरुद्गणा: । गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्लैव नित्यं संनिहिता विभो
Ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sādhyāś ca samarudgaṇāḥ | gandharvāpsarasaś caiva nityaṃ saṃnihitā vibho ||
Ó filho dos Kurus, de grande entendimento! Em Puṣkara, nos três tempos, residem os tīrtha em número de dez mil koṭi (dez bilhões). Ali os Ādityas, os Vasus, os Rudras, os Sādhyas com as hostes dos Maruts, e também os Gandharvas e as Apsaras, estão sempre presentes, ó poderoso.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the exceptional sanctity of Puṣkara by portraying it as a place of constant divine presence; therefore, dharmic conduct—pilgrimage, worship, self-restraint, and truthful living—performed there is understood to yield amplified spiritual merit.
A speaker (here attributed as Ghūlastya) describes Puṣkara as a supremely holy tīrtha where multiple classes of gods and celestial beings are perpetually assembled, thereby praising the site and encouraging reverent pilgrimage.