Shloka 82
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
रेणुकायाश्न तत्रैव तीर्थ सिद्धनिषेवितम् । तत्र स्नात्वा भवेद् विप्रो निर्मलश्चन्द्रमा यथा,वहीं सिद्धसेवित रेणुकातीर्थ है, जिसमें स्नान करके ब्राह्मण चन्द्रमाके समान निर्मल होता है इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि पुलस्त्यती र्थयात्रायां दयशीतितमो<्ध्याय:
reṇukāyāś ca tatraiva tīrthaṁ siddhaniṣevitam | tatra snātvā bhaved vipro nirmalaś candramā yathā ||
Naroon din ang banal na tawiran ni Reṇukā, na pinaglilingkuran ng mga siddha. Ang brāhmaṇa na maligo roon ay magiging dalisay—walang dungis na gaya ng buwan.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the dharmic value of tīrtha-yātrā: contact with a sanctified place—hallowed by the presence of siddhas—and ritual bathing there is presented as a means of inner and outer purification, symbolized by the moon’s spotless brightness.
In Pulastya’s guidance on pilgrimage sites (tīrthas) within the Vana Parva’s tīrtha-yātrā section, he points out the Reṇukā-tīrtha and describes its spiritual efficacy: a brāhmaṇa who bathes there attains notable purity.