Shloka 140
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
ब्रह्मययोनिं समासाद्य शुचि: प्रयतमानस: । तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र ब्रह्मलोक॑ प्रपद्यते
brahmayayoniṁ samāsādya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | tatra snātvā naravyāghra brahmalokaṁ prapadyate ||
Sinabi ni Ghūlastya: “Pagkarating sa banal na pinagmumulan na kaugnay ng Brahman, at sa pagiging dalisay at disiplinado ang isip—o tigre sa mga tao—ang sinumang maligo roon ay makaaabot sa daigdig ni Brahmā (Brahmaloka). Itinuturo nito na ang panloob na kadalisayan at sinadyang pagpipigil-sa-sarili ang mga kundisyong etikal na nagpapabago sa banal na gawa sa antas espirituwal, hindi lamang pisikal.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred acts like bathing at a tīrtha bear their highest fruit when joined with śauca (purity) and mental discipline; inner intention and self-control are presented as the ethical prerequisites for attaining exalted spiritual results such as Brahmaloka.
The speaker, Ghūlastya, describes the spiritual efficacy of reaching a particular sacred source (Brahmayoni) and bathing there with purity and a controlled mind, assuring the addressee—addressed honorifically as ‘naravyāghra’—that such practice leads to attainment of Brahmaloka.