Shloka 5
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
तेषु सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु स्वाप्लुत्य मुनिपुड्गरवा: । प्राप्प प्रीतिं परां चापि तपोलुब्धा विशारदा:
teṣu sarveṣu tīrtheṣu svāplutya munipuṅgavāḥ | prāpuḥ prītiṁ parāṁ cāpi tapolubdhā viśāradāḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：在那些圣渡口尽皆沐浴之后，诸仙中最卓越者获得了至上的欢悦与深沉的满足——久经修持，志在苦行。此段强调：朝圣之净化力，唯与自制与明辨之智相合，方能圆满显现。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred acts like bathing at tīrthas bear their highest fruit when accompanied by tapas (self-discipline) and wisdom; outer purification is completed by inner restraint and learned discernment.
The narrator reports that eminent sages, after bathing at the various pilgrimage sites previously mentioned, experience supreme joy and fulfillment, characterized as ascetically inclined and spiritually accomplished.