Shloka 22
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
महामते कुरुनन्दन! पुष्करमें तीनों समय दस सहस्र कोटि (दस अरब) तीर्थोका निवास रहता है ।। आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा: साध्याक्ष समरुद्गणा: । गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्लैव नित्यं संनिहिता विभो
Ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sādhyāś ca samarudgaṇāḥ | gandharvāpsarasaś caiva nityaṃ saṃnihitā vibho ||
Hỡi bậc đại trí, con cháu nhà Kuru! Tại Puṣkara, trong cả ba thời, có đến mười nghìn koṭi (mười tỷ) thánh địa (tīrtha) cư ngụ. Ở đó, các Āditya, các Vasu, các Rudra, các Sādhya cùng đoàn Marut, lại cả Gandharva và Apsaras—đều thường hằng hiện diện, hỡi bậc uy linh.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the exceptional sanctity of Puṣkara by portraying it as a place of constant divine presence; therefore, dharmic conduct—pilgrimage, worship, self-restraint, and truthful living—performed there is understood to yield amplified spiritual merit.
A speaker (here attributed as Ghūlastya) describes Puṣkara as a supremely holy tīrtha where multiple classes of gods and celestial beings are perpetually assembled, thereby praising the site and encouraging reverent pilgrimage.