Shloka 9
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
पुण्यदेशाभिगमनं पवित्र परमं स्मृतम् । अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमां गाथां गीतां ययातिना
puṇyadeśābhigamanaṃ pavitra paramaṃ smṛtam | atrāpy udāharantīmāṃ gāthāṃ gītāṃ yayātinā |
Wika ni Śaunaka: “Ang pagpunta sa isang banal na lupain ay inaalala bilang pinakadakilang paglilinis. Sa bagay na ito rin, binabanggit ng mga pantas bilang halimbawa ang isang gāthā na minsang inawit ni Haring Yayāti.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage—going to a holy region—is upheld by tradition as a powerful means of purification, and this is supported through authoritative exempla (a gāthā attributed to King Yayāti).
Śaunaka introduces a traditional verse (gāthā) sung by King Yayāti to illustrate and validate the claim that visiting sacred places is supremely purifying.