Shloka 533
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
अग्निष्टोममवाप्रोति विमान चाधिरोहति । इन्द्रियोंको काबूमें रखकर ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन करते हुए दक्षिण समुद्रकी यात्रा करनेसे मनुष्य अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल और विमानपर बैठनेका सौभाग्य पाता है
agniṣṭomam avāpnoti vimānaṃ cādhirohati | indriyāṇi vaśīkṛtya brahmacaryaṃ samācaran dakṣiṇa-samudra-yātrayā manuṣyo ’gniṣṭoma-yajña-phalaṃ vimāna-ārohaṇa-saubhāgyaṃ ca prāpnoti ||
Người nào chế ngự các căn, giữ hạnh phạm hạnh (brahmacarya), rồi hành hương đến Nam Hải, sẽ đạt công đức của tế lễ Agniṣṭoma và phúc phần được lên ngồi trên cỗ xe trời (vimāna).
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-mastery (control of the senses) and disciplined brahmacarya, when paired with a sacred pilgrimage, are presented as powerful sources of puṇya—equal to the merit of a major Vedic sacrifice—and lead to exalted posthumous reward symbolized by mounting a vimāna.
The speaker, Ghūlastya, is describing the spiritual benefits of a specific vow-based journey to the Southern Ocean, framing it as an alternative or equivalent path to sacrificial merit: ethical restraint and pilgrimage confer Agniṣṭoma-like results and heavenly ascent.