यो वेदाध्ययनं तस्याः करोति पुरतः स्थितः । सोऽग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य कृत्स्नं फलमवाप्नुयात्
yo vedādhyayanaṃ tasyāḥ karoti purataḥ sthitaḥ | so'gniṣṭomasya yajñasya kṛtsnaṃ phalamavāpnuyāt
அவளின் சன்னிதியில் நின்று வேதத்தை ஓதி ஆய்வு செய்பவன், அக்னிஷ்டோம யாகத்தின் முழுப் பலனையும் அடைவான்.
Unspecified in snippet (phalaśruti within Sarasvatī tīrtha māhātmya); note: shloka numbering appears anomalous as '458' within Adhyāya 46 and may reflect an edition/typographical issue
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly of sages (implied)
Scene: A pilgrim-scholar stands before a radiant feminine presence (devī/kshetra-personification), reciting Veda with a palm-leaf manuscript; sacrificial fire imagery subtly appears as a halo, indicating Agniṣṭoma equivalence.
Sacred study performed in a consecrated setting is treated as a yajña in itself, yielding the merit of major Vedic rites.
Sarasvatī’s presence at the tīrtha/āyatana in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where Vedic study is especially meritorious.
Veda-adhyayana (Vedic recitation/study) performed standing before the deity at her sacred seat.
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