Shloka 56
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
तत्पश्चात् मेधाविकतीर्थमें जाकर देवताओं और पितरोंका तर्पण करे; ऐसा करनेवाला पुरुष अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल पाता और स्मृति एवं बुद्धिको प्राप्त कर लेता है ।। अत्र कालगज्जरं नाम पर्वतं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र देवहदे स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्,इस तीर्थमें कालंजर नामक लोकविख्यात पर्वत है, वहाँ देवह्दद नामक तीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे सहस्र गोदानका फल मिलता है
tatpaścāt medhāvikatīrthaṁ gatvā devatā-pitṝṇāṁ tarpaṇaṁ kuryāt; evaṁ kṛtvā puruṣo ’gniṣṭoma-yajñasya phalaṁ prāpnoti smṛtiṁ ca buddhiṁ ca labhate. atra kālagajjaraṁ nāma parvataṁ lokaviśrutam; tatra devahrade snātvā go-sahasra-phalaṁ labhet.
Depois, deve-se ir ao vau sagrado de Medhāvika e oferecer tarpaṇa aos deuses e aos Pitṛs. Quem assim procede obtém o fruto do sacrifício Agniṣṭoma e alcança memória e inteligência. Nessa mesma região ergue-se o monte, célebre no mundo, chamado Kālagajjara; banhar-se no lago sagrado chamado Devahrada ali concede mérito igual ao de doar mil vacas.
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage teaches that pilgrimage is not merely travel but disciplined ritual action: offering tarpaṇa to gods and ancestors cultivates dharmic gratitude and continuity, and it is praised as yielding great sacrificial merit along with inner gains—strengthened memory (smṛti) and discernment (buddhi).
Pulastya continues a tīrtha-māhātmya (praise of pilgrimage sites), directing the listener to Medhāvika for tarpaṇa rites and then to the famed Kālagajjara mountain, where bathing in the Devahrada pool is said to confer the merit of donating a thousand cows.