Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
त्रिभुवनविख्यात श्रीकुण्डमें जाकर ब्रह्माजीको नमस्कार करनेसे सहस्नर गोदानका फल प्राप्त होता है ।। ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ विमल॑ तीर्थमुत्तमम् अद्यापि यत्र दृश्यन्ते मत्स्या: सौवर्णराजता:,धर्मज्ञ! वहाँसे परम उत्तम विमलतीर्थकी यात्रा करे, जहाँ आज भी सोने और चाँदीके रंगकी मछलियाँ दिखायी देती हैं
tribhuvana-vikhyāta-śrīkuṇḍaṁ gatvā brahmāṇaṁ namaskṛtya sahasra-go-dānasya phalaṁ prāpnoti. tato gacchet dharmajña vimalam tīrtham uttamam, adyāpi yatra dṛśyante matsyāḥ sauvarṇa-rājatāḥ; dharmajña, tataḥ paraṁ-uttamaṁ vimalatīrthaṁ yāyāt, yatra adyāpi suvarṇa-rūpā rajata-rūpāś ca matsyāḥ dṛśyante.
古拉斯底耶说道:“凡至三界闻名的室利昆达(Śrīkuṇḍa),向梵天(Brahmā)顶礼者,得功德等同于千次施牛。其后,噢通晓法者,当往至清净无比、最为殊胜的圣渡——名为毗摩罗(Vimala);彼处至今仍可见金色与银色的鱼。由此,噢正直之人,当继续朝圣,前往最胜的毗摩罗提尔塔(Vimala-tīrtha),其地以这些奇瑞为标志。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
The passage teaches that reverent pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) and humble salutation to the divine—here, Brahmā—generate great merit, likened to the highly valued act of donating a thousand cows. It frames dharma as practiced through devotion, restraint, and purposeful movement toward purity (vimala).
Ghūlastya is guiding a dharma-minded listener through a sequence of pilgrimage sites: first Śrīkuṇḍa, where bowing to Brahmā yields immense merit, and then onward to the excellent Vimala-tīrtha, identified by the marvel of fish that appear golden and silver even in the present day.