Shloka 87
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
तपश्चरन्ति विपुलं बहु वर्षमहस्रकम् । दृषद्व॒त्यां नर: स्नात्वा तर्पयित्वा च देवता:
tapaś caranti vipulaṃ bahu varṣa-sahasrakam | dṛṣadvatyāṃ naraḥ snātvā tarpayitvā ca devatāḥ ||
古拉斯提亚（Ghūlastya）说道：“世人或行广大苦行，历经千千年岁；然而只要在德里沙德瓦蒂河（Dṛṣadvatī）中沐浴，并如法向诸天献奠水供养，便能获得那漫长苦行所求的净化功德。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts prolonged tapas with the concentrated spiritual efficacy of tīrtha-bathing and proper offerings to the gods, implying that disciplined ritual action performed in a sanctified context can powerfully support dharma and purification.
Ghūlastya is describing the religious potency of the Dṛṣadvatī: a person who bathes there and performs tarpaṇa to the deities attains significant merit, comparable in intent to what long austerities aim to achieve.