Shloka 174
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
ततः स्वस्तिपुरं गच्छेत् तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्,नरेश्वर! तदनन्तर तीर्थसेवी पुरुष स्वस्तिपुरमें जाय, उसकी परिक्रमा करनेसे सहस्र गोदानका फल मिलता है
tataḥ svastipuraṁ gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa | pradakṣiṇam upāvṛtya gosahasraphalaṁ labhet, nareśvara ||
Pagkaraan nito, O hari, ang debotong manlalakbay na dumadalaw sa mga banal na tawiran (tīrtha) ay dapat magtungo sa Svastipura. Kapag ito’y nalibutan niya sa mapalad na pag-ikot pakanan (pradakṣiṇa), O panginoon ng mga tao, matatamo niya ang kabutihang-kapalad na katumbas ng pag-aalay ng isang libong baka.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reverent pilgrimage and proper ritual conduct—here, going to Svastipura and performing pradakṣiṇā—are presented as powerful dharmic acts that generate great merit, symbolically equated with the renowned charity of gifting a thousand cows.
A speaker instructs a king about a specific tīrtha-sequence: the pilgrim should proceed to Svastipura and circumambulate it; the text then states the resulting spiritual reward (gosahasra-phala).