पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्नृपश्रेष्ठ वसिष्ठं तपसां निधिम् । यं दृष्ट्वा मानवः सम्यक्कृतार्थत्वमवाप्नुयात्
pulastya uvāca | tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha vasiṣṭhaṃ tapasāṃ nidhim | yaṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavaḥ samyakkṛtārthatvamavāpnuyāt
Pulastya nói: “Rồi, hỡi bậc vương thượng, hãy đến gặp Vasiṣṭha, kho tàng của khổ hạnh. Chỉ cần được chiêm bái ngài, con người thật sự đạt sự viên mãn mục đích.”
Pulastya
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha (āśrama/tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Scene: Pulastya instructs a king; the king and retinue approach Vasiṣṭha’s tranquil hermitage with sacred fires, deer, and students; Vasiṣṭha sits radiant with ascetic power.
Darśana of realized sages is itself a purifier and a life-fulfilling spiritual attainment.
The locale associated with Sage Vasiṣṭha in Arbuda Khaṇḍa, introduced as a key stop in the tīrtha circuit.
A yātrā instruction: go to Vasiṣṭha for darśana (reverent visitation).