Shloka 3
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
पांसवो5पि कुरुक्षेत्रे वायुना समुदीरिता: । अपि दुष्कृतकर्माणं नयन्ति परमां गतिम्,वायुद्वारा उड़ाकर लायी हुई कुरुक्षेत्रकी धूल भी शरीरपर पड़ जाय, तो वह पापी मनुष्यको भी परमगतिकी प्राप्ति करा देती है
pāṁsavo ’pi kurukṣetre vāyunā samudīritāḥ | api duṣkṛtakarmāṇaṁ nayanti paramāṁ gatim ||
Até mesmo a poeira de Kurukṣetra, erguida e trazida pelo vento, se tocar o corpo, pode conduzir ao estado supremo até aquele que está carregado de más ações.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the exceptional spiritual potency (māhātmya) of Kurukṣetra: contact with its dust—symbolically even accidental contact—can purify and elevate a person, implying that sacred environments and their associations can catalyze moral and spiritual transformation.
A speaker (here indicated as Ghulastya) is praising Kurukṣetra’s sanctity, asserting that even wind-borne dust from that holy field can grant the highest spiritual attainment, emphasizing the place’s revered status within the epic’s pilgrimage and sacred-geography themes.