Shloka 42
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
शरभज्जश्रमं गत्वा शुकस्य च महात्मन: । न दुर्गतिमवाप्रोति पुनाति च कुल नरः,शरभंग मुनि तथा महात्मा शुकके आश्रमपर जानेसे मनुष्य कभी दुर्गतिमें नहीं पड़ता और अपने कुलको पवित्र कर देता है
Śarabhāṅgāśramaṁ gatvā śukasya ca mahātmanaḥ | na durgatim avāpnoti punāti ca kulaṁ naraḥ ||
普拉斯提亚说道：“凡前往圣者舍罗婆昂伽（Śarabhāṅga）之精舍，又至大心者舒迦（Śuka）之道场者，必不堕恶趣，且能净化其整个家族。”
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Association with holy places and great sages—here, visiting the āśramas of Śarabhāṅga and Śuka—is presented as a powerful source of puṇya (merit) that prevents durgati (a bad spiritual outcome) and extends purification beyond the individual to the whole lineage.
Pulastya is describing the spiritual benefit of going to specific revered hermitages. The statement functions like a tīrtha-māhātmya (praise of sacred sites), emphasizing that pilgrimage to these sages’ āśramas yields protection from misfortune and confers sanctity upon one’s family line.