Shloka 64
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
विष्णोर्दुर्वाससा यत्र वरो दत्तो युधिष्िर । वरदाने नर: स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
viṣṇor durvāsasā yatra varo datto yudhiṣṭhira | varadāne naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṁ labhet ||
Ghūlastya nói: “Hỡi Yudhiṣṭhira, tại nơi Viṣṇu đã ban ân phúc qua bậc hiền Durvāsas ấy, người nào tắm ở bến ban phúc Varadāna sẽ được công đức ngang với việc bố thí một nghìn con bò.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that contact with a sanctified tīrtha—especially one associated with divine grace and a sage’s mediation—can yield great spiritual merit, comparable to major acts of charity, encouraging disciplined pilgrimage and reverent practice.
In the context of the tīrtha-yātrā descriptions of Vana Parva, the speaker points out a specific sacred bathing place linked to a boon involving Viṣṇu and the sage Durvāsas, and explains the religious ‘fruit’ (phala) obtained by bathing there.