Shloka 177
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् स्वर्गलोकं प्रपद्यते । आपगायां नरः स्नात्वा अर्चयित्वा महेश्वरम्
tatra snātvā naro rājan svargalokaṃ prapadyate | āpagāyāṃ naraḥ snātvā arcayitvā maheśvaram |
Ó rei, quem ali se banha alcança o mundo celeste. Quem se banha nesse rio e, tendo adorado Maheśvara, obtém o fruto desse ato sagrado.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual purification (bathing at a sacred place) combined with sincere worship of Maheśvara is presented as a dharmic act that yields spiritual merit culminating in attainment of heaven.
The speaker instructs the king about the फल (result) of a particular tīrtha: bathing there, and specifically bathing in the river and worshipping Śiva, leads to the reward of reaching svarga.