Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नर: स्नात्वा शुचि: प्रयतमानस:
tasmiṁs tīrthe naraḥ snātvā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ
அந்த தீர்த்தத்தில் நீராடினால் மனிதன் தூய்மையடைந்து, மனம் கட்டுப்பாட்டுடன் அமையும்.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
True purification is not only ritual bathing at a tīrtha but also inner discipline—becoming śuciḥ with a collected, restrained mind (prayatamānasaḥ), which supports dharmic conduct.
The speaker is describing the merit and effect of bathing at a particular sacred tīrtha, emphasizing that the pilgrim emerges purified and mentally composed, ready for righteous action.