Shloka 68
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
आप गा नाम विख्याता नदी सिद्धनिषेविता । श्यामाकं भोजने तत्र यः प्रयच्छति मानव:
Āpagā nāma vikhyātā nadī siddhaniṣevitā | śyāmākaṁ bhojane tatra yaḥ prayacchati mānavaḥ ||
“彼处有一条著名之河，名为‘阿帕伽’（Āpagā），为诸成就者（siddha）所常游止。于彼圣境，若有人以‘沙摩迦’（śyāmāka）谷粒供施为食于应受者，便得功德。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Simple, sattvic giving—such as offering humble grains like śyāmāka—performed in a sanctified place associated with holy beings is presented as a potent form of dāna that generates spiritual merit.
The speaker points out a famous sacred river, Āpagā, known to be frequented by siddhas, and highlights the religious value of feeding others there with simple food, indicating the tirtha’s merit and the virtue of charitable offering.