Shloka 57
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
काशीथ्वरस्य तीर्थेषु स्नात्वा भरतसत्तम | सर्वव्याधिविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते,भरतश्रेष्ठ! काशीश्वरके तीर्थोमें स्नान करके मनुष्य सब रोगोंसे मुक्त हो जाता और ब्रह्मलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित होता है
kāśīśvarasya tīrtheṣu snātvā bharatasattama | sarvavyādhivinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate ||
古胡拉斯底耶（Ghūlastya）说道：“婆罗多族中之最啊，若在迦尸之主（Kāśīśvara）所属的诸圣渡沐浴，便能脱离一切疾病，并受尊崇——安立——于梵天世界（Brahmaloka）。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sacred bathing at revered tīrthas—here those associated with Kāśī—symbolizes purification and is credited with both worldly benefit (freedom from illness) and spiritual reward (honor in Brahmaloka), encouraging disciplined, faith-based observance.
A speaker named Ghūlastya addresses a Bharata noble, praising the efficacy of Kāśī’s tīrthas: one who bathes there is said to be cured of diseases and to attain exalted status in Brahmā’s realm.