Shloka 79
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
किंदाने च नर: स्नात्वा किंजप्ये च महीपते । अप्रमेयमवाप्रोति दानं जप्यं च भारत,महीपते! वहाँ किंदान और किंजप्य नामक तीर्थ भी हैं। भारत! उनमें स्नान करनेसे मनुष्य दान और जपका असीम फल पाता है
kiṃdāne ca naraḥ snātvā kiṃjapye ca mahīpate | aprameyam avāpnoti dānaṃ japyaṃ ca bhārata ||
Ghūlastya 说道：“大王啊，若在名为 Kiṃdāna 的圣渡（tīrtha）沐浴，又同样在 Kiṃjapya 沐浴，此人便能获得不可度量的灵性果报——等同于广行布施（dāna）与诵持圣咒（japa）之功德。噢，婆罗多啊，这些圣地赐予以恭敬心前来者无边的回报。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage and ritual purification (bathing at a tīrtha) can yield immeasurable spiritual merit, comparable to the fruits of charity (dāna) and sacred recitation (japa), emphasizing inner reverence and dharmic practice.
In the context of the Vana Parva tīrtha-yātrā descriptions, the speaker Ghūlastya points out specific sacred places—Kiṃdāna and Kiṃjapya—to the king, explaining the exceptional merit gained by bathing there.