Shloka 27
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात् पितृदेवार्चने रत: । अश्वमेधाद् दशगुणं फल प्राहुरमनीषिण:
tatrābhiṣekaṁ yaḥ kuryāt pitṛdevārcane rataḥ | aśvamedhād daśaguṇaṁ phalaṁ prāhur amanīṣiṇaḥ ||
Sinumang magsagawa roon ng ritwal ng pagtalaga (abhiseka), na taimtim sa pagsamba sa mga Pitṛ (mga ninuno) at sa mga diyos—ipinahayag ng mga pantas na ang bunga ng gawang iyon ay sampung ulit na higit kaysa sa handog na Aśvamedha.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Devoted worship of ancestors and gods, performed with sincerity at a sacred place, can yield spiritual merit surpassing even the most prestigious royal sacrifices; inner devotion and dharmic intent are emphasized over sheer ritual grandeur.
A speaker extols the extraordinary merit of performing an abhiṣeka and engaging in pitṛ-and-deva worship at the particular holy site being described, stating that sages regard its reward as ten times that of an Aśvamedha.