Shloka 34
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
गोसहस्रफलं विंद्यात्स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति । कुब्जावनं समासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः
gosahasraphalaṃ viṃdyātsvargalokaṃ ca gacchati | kubjāvanaṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
เขาย่อมได้ผลบุญเทียบเท่าการถวายโคหนึ่งพันตัว และไปสู่สวรรค์โลก ครั้นถึง “กุบชาวนะ” พรหมจารีผู้มีวินัย ตั้งจิตมั่นคง ย่อมประพฤติปฏิบัติให้สมควร
Unspecified (narratorial/continuing discourse within Svargakhaṇḍa 39)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विंद्यात्स्वर्गलोकं = विन्द्यात् + स्वर्गलोकम्.
FAQs
It states that one gains merit equal to donating a thousand cows (go-sahasra-phala) and attains Svarga (the heavenly realm).
A brahmacārī—one living in celibate discipline and student-like restraint—described as samāhitaḥ (mentally composed).
It links inner discipline (brahmacarya and mental composure) with the performance of sacred acts connected to a holy place (Kubjāvana), presenting restraint and focused conduct as spiritually fruitful.