Shloka 111
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
अनेन विधिना यस्तु पृथिवीं पर्यटिष्यति । अश्वमेधशतं साग्रं फलं प्रेत्यैष भोक्ष्यते
anena vidhinā yastu pṛthivīṃ paryaṭiṣyati | aśvamedhaśataṃ sāgraṃ phalaṃ pretyaiṣa bhokṣyate
अनेन विधिना यः पृथिवीं पर्यटिष्यति । प्रेत्य स अश्वमेधशतस्य साग्रं फलं भोक्ष्यते ॥
Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Svarga-khaṇḍa pilgrimage merit discourse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yastu = yaḥ + tu (visarga sandhi). pretyaiṣa = pretya + eṣaḥ (vowel sandhi; final -a + e-).
FAQs
It praises traveling across the earth as a sacred pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) performed according to the stated procedure (vidhi).
The Aśvamedha is a paradigmatic royal Vedic sacrifice representing immense merit; the comparison functions as a phalaśruti to communicate that properly performed pilgrimage yields exceptionally high spiritual reward.
It teaches that disciplined religious practice—here, pilgrimage done with proper observance—can be spiritually transformative and is valued as highly as elaborate ritual sacrifices.