Shloka 159
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
सुकलत्रप्रदा ह्येषा जीवत्पुत्रप्रदायिनी । न गंगा न गया वैश्य न काशी न च पुष्करम्
sukalatrapradā hyeṣā jīvatputrapradāyinī | na gaṃgā na gayā vaiśya na kāśī na ca puṣkaram
ఈ వ్రతం సుకలత్రాన్ని ప్రసాదిస్తుంది, జీవించి ఉండే పుత్రులను దయచేస్తుంది. ఓ వైశ్యా, గంగా కాదు, గయ కాదు, కాశీ కాదు, పుష్కరమూ దీనికి సమం కాదు.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 31; verse addresses a Vaiśya)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ह्येषा = हि + एषा
FAQs
It asserts that a particular religious observance (vrata/rite) yields greater fruit—granting a good spouse and long-lived sons—than even those renowned tīrthas.
They represent widely revered centers of purification and merit in Hindu sacred geography; listing them emphasizes the extraordinary efficacy attributed here to the praised observance.
It highlights that disciplined practice and vowed observance can be valued as highly as (or even more than) pilgrimage, encouraging consistent dharmic conduct rather than relying only on travel to holy places.