Shloka 5
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
तत्र मासं वसेद् धीर: सरस्वत्यां युधिष्िर । यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषय: सिद्धचारणा:,(नारदजी कहते हैं--) युधिष्ठिर! वहाँ सरस्वतीके तटपर धीर पुरुष एक मासतक निवास करे; क्योंकि महाराज! ब्रह्मा आदि देवता, ऋषि, सिद्ध, चारण, गन्धर्व, अप्सरा, यक्ष और नाग भी उस परम पुण्यमय ब्रह्मक्षेत्रको जाते हैं
tatra māsaṁ vased dhīraḥ sarasvatyāṁ yudhiṣṭhira | yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ ||
Disse Ghūlastya (Nārada): “Ó Yudhiṣṭhira, o homem de ânimo firme deve permanecer ali por um mês, às margens do Sarasvatī—nesse Brahma-kṣetra de mérito supremo, que até Brahmā e os demais deuses, juntamente com os ṛṣis, os Siddhas e os Cāraṇas, costumam visitar.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady, disciplined residence in a sacred place for a fixed period (here, one month on the Sarasvatī) is presented as a dharmic practice that supports inner purification and firmness in righteous conduct.
A speaker instructs Yudhiṣṭhira about a particular holy region on the Sarasvatī, praising it as a Brahma-kṣetra visited even by Brahmā and other exalted beings, thereby recommending it as a powerful destination for pilgrimage and spiritual practice.