Shloka 100
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
अहश्न सुदिनं चैव द्वे तीर्थ लोकविश्रुते । तयो: स्नात्वा नरव्याप्र सूर्यलोकमवाप्लुयात्,अहन् और सुदिन--ये दो लोकविख्यात तीर्थ हैं। नरश्रेष्ठ)! उन दोनोंमें स्नान करके मनुष्य सूर्यलोकमें जाता है
ahaś ca sudinaṁ caiva dve tīrthe lokaviśrute | tayoḥ snātvā naravyāghra sūryalokaṁ avāpnuyāt ||
古拉斯提亚说道：“阿哈（Ahaḥ）与苏迪那（Sudina）是举世闻名的两处圣渡。噢，人中猛虎！凡在这两处提尔塔沐浴者，必得至日神之界（太阳世界）。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic idea that disciplined pilgrimage and ritual purity—here, bathing at renowned tīrthas—can generate spiritual merit leading to elevated posthumous destinations, specifically the realm of Sūrya.
A sage-like speaker, Ghūlastya, is describing celebrated pilgrimage sites and their fruits. He identifies two famous tīrthas—Ahaḥ and Sudina—and promises that bathing in them grants attainment of Sūryaloka.