Shloka 3
Pilgrimage Itinerary and Merits: Sindhu–Sarasvatī–Ocean Confluences and Named Tīrthas
अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति विमानं चाधिरोहति । चर्मण्वतीं समासाद्य नियतो नियताशनः
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti vimānaṃ cādhirohati | carmaṇvatīṃ samāsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ
ผู้นั้นบรรลุบุญแห่งยัญญะอัคนิษโฏมะ และขึ้นสู่วิมานทิพย์ ครั้นถึงแม่น้ำจรมณวตีแล้ว ผู้มีวินัยและสำรวมในอาหาร ย่อมได้รับผลดังกล่าว
Pulastya (traditionally narrating to Bhīṣma in Svarga-khaṇḍa tīrtha/vrata contexts)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: river
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अग्निष्टोमम्+अवाप्नोति→अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति; विमानम्+च+अधिरोहति→विमानं चाधिरोहति; चर्मण्वतीम्+समासाद्य→चर्मण्वतीं समासाद्य
FAQs
It presents a phala-śruti: by reaching (pilgrimaging to) the Carmaṇvatī with discipline and regulated diet, one gains merit comparable to the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice and is promised ascent to a vimāna (heavenly conveyance).
Agniṣṭoma is a major Vedic Soma rite; the verse uses it as a benchmark of high ritual merit, suggesting that tīrtha-observance combined with self-restraint can yield comparable spiritual results.
Self-restraint and regulated diet (niyata, niyatāśana) are highlighted as essential supports for pilgrimage merit, implying that inner discipline is integral to the external act of visiting a sacred place.