Shloka 47
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
भरतश्रेष्ठ। वह धर्मारण्य कहलाता है, उसे परम पवित्र एवं आदितीर्थ माना गया है। उसमें प्रवेश करनेमात्रसे मनुष्य सब पापोंसे छुटकारा पा जाता है ।। अर्चयित्वा पितृन् देवान् नियतो नियताशन: । सर्वकामसमृद्धस्य यज्ञस्य फलमश्लुते,जो वहाँ नियमपूर्वक मिताहारी होकर देवता और पितरोंकी पूजा करता है, वह सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंसे सम्पन्न यज्ञका फल पाता है
bharataśreṣṭha, sa dharmāraṇya iti khyātaḥ; sa parama-pavitram ādītīrtham ca manyate. tasmin praviśya-mātreṇa manuṣyaḥ sarva-pāpebhyaḥ pramucyate. arcayitvā pitṝn devān niyato niyatāśanaḥ, sarva-kāma-samṛddhasya yajñasya phalam aśnute.
O pinakamainam sa angkan ng Bharata, ang pook na yaon ay tinatawag na Dharmāraṇya. Itinuturing itong lubhang dalisay at isang sinaunang banal na tawiran. Sa pagpasok pa lamang dito, ang tao’y napapalaya sa lahat ng kasalanan. At ang sinumang may disiplina, kumakain nang may pagpipigil, at sumasamba roon sa mga diyos at sa mga ninuno, ay nagkakamit ng bunga ng isang ganap na handog—masagana sa katuparan ng lahat ng makatarungang layon.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sacred space (tīrtha) becomes ethically effective when approached with discipline: mere entry into Dharmāraṇya is said to cleanse sin, and regulated living—especially moderation in food—combined with honoring gods and ancestors yields merit comparable to a complete sacrifice. Purity is linked to restraint and reverence, not to extravagance.
A speaker describes the sanctity of a particular pilgrimage site, Dharmāraṇya, praising it as an ancient holy ford. The speaker explains the spiritual benefit of entering it and specifies the recommended conduct there—worship of devas and pitṛs with disciplined, moderate habits—promising the fruit of a fully accomplished yajña.