Shloka 174
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
ततः स्वस्तिपुरं गच्छेत् तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्,नरेश्वर! तदनन्तर तीर्थसेवी पुरुष स्वस्तिपुरमें जाय, उसकी परिक्रमा करनेसे सहस्र गोदानका फल मिलता है
tataḥ svastipuraṁ gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa | pradakṣiṇam upāvṛtya gosahasraphalaṁ labhet, nareśvara ||
Então, ó rei, o peregrino dedicado a visitar os tīrtha —os vaus sagrados— deve ir a Svastipura. Tendo-a circundado em pradakṣiṇa, a volta auspiciosa pela direita, ó senhor dos homens, obtém mérito igual ao dom de mil vacas.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reverent pilgrimage and proper ritual conduct—here, going to Svastipura and performing pradakṣiṇā—are presented as powerful dharmic acts that generate great merit, symbolically equated with the renowned charity of gifting a thousand cows.
A speaker instructs a king about a specific tīrtha-sequence: the pilgrim should proceed to Svastipura and circumambulate it; the text then states the resulting spiritual reward (gosahasra-phala).