Shloka 101
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
मृगधूमं ततो गच्छेत् त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत गज्जायां नृपसत्तम,नृपश्रेष्ठ तदनन्तर तीनों लोकोंमें विख्यात मृगधूम-तीर्थमें जाय और वहाँ गंगाजीमें स्नान करे
mṛgadhūmaṃ tato gacchet triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta gaṅgāyāṃ nṛpasattama ||
Ghūlastya nói: “Rồi hãy tiến đến bến thánh Mṛgadhūma, nơi lừng danh trong ba cõi. Tại đó, hỡi bậc vương giả tối thượng, hãy làm lễ tắm gội thanh tẩy (abhiṣeka) trong dòng Gaṅgā.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic discipline: approaching a renowned sacred place and undertaking ritual purification (bathing in the Gaṅgā) as a means of inner and outer cleansing, undertaken with reverence and self-restraint.
A speaker named Ghūlastya is directing a king on the next step of a pilgrimage itinerary: to go to the famed Mṛgadhūma tīrtha and perform the prescribed bath in the Gaṅgā there.