Shloka 303
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
सप्तसारस्वतं तीर्थ ततस्तु प्रथितं भुवि । फिर ये सातों सरस्वतियाँ एकत्र होकर उस तीर्थमें आयी थीं, इसीलिये इस भूतलपर 'सप्तसारस्वततीर्थके नामसे उसकी प्रसिद्धि हुई!
saptasārasvataṃ tīrthaṃ tatastu prathitaṃ bhuvi |
वैशम्पायन उवाच—सप्तसारस्वतं तीर्थं ततस्तु प्रथितं भुवि। तत्र हि सरस्वत्याः सप्त धाराः समागत्यैकत्र तस्मिन् तीर्थे समवर्तन्त; तेन तत् ‘सप्तसारस्वततीर्थम्’ इति लोके प्रसिद्धिमगात्।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic value of tīrthas: sacred places gain authority through remembered tradition and shared belief, guiding people toward purification, restraint, and reverence for holy geography.
Vaiśaṃpāyana explains why a particular pilgrimage site is called ‘Saptasārasvata’: it is famed because seven Sarasvatī streams are said to have converged there, making it a celebrated tīrtha.