Shloka 5
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
तत्र मासं वसेद् धीर: सरस्वत्यां युधिष्िर । यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषय: सिद्धचारणा:,(नारदजी कहते हैं--) युधिष्ठिर! वहाँ सरस्वतीके तटपर धीर पुरुष एक मासतक निवास करे; क्योंकि महाराज! ब्रह्मा आदि देवता, ऋषि, सिद्ध, चारण, गन्धर्व, अप्सरा, यक्ष और नाग भी उस परम पुण्यमय ब्रह्मक्षेत्रको जाते हैं
tatra māsaṁ vased dhīraḥ sarasvatyāṁ yudhiṣṭhira | yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ ||
Ghūlastya (Nārada) nói: “Hỡi Yudhiṣṭhira, người kiên định nên lưu trú nơi ấy một tháng bên bờ sông Sarasvatī—tại Brahma-kṣetra tối thượng, nơi công đức thù thắng, mà ngay cả Phạm Thiên (Brahmā) cùng các chư thần, các bậc hiền triết, Siddha và Cāraṇa cũng thường lui tới.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady, disciplined residence in a sacred place for a fixed period (here, one month on the Sarasvatī) is presented as a dharmic practice that supports inner purification and firmness in righteous conduct.
A speaker instructs Yudhiṣṭhira about a particular holy region on the Sarasvatī, praising it as a Brahma-kṣetra visited even by Brahmā and other exalted beings, thereby recommending it as a powerful destination for pilgrimage and spiritual practice.