Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 52
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
तमाह शंभुर्द्विज गच्छ लोकं तं ब्रह्मणो दुर्गममव्ययस्य इदं च तीर्थं प्रवरं पृथिव्यां पृथूदकस्यास्तु समं फलेन
tamāha śaṃbhurdvija gaccha lokaṃ taṃ brahmaṇo durgamamavyayasya idaṃ ca tīrthaṃ pravaraṃ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthūdakasyāstu samaṃ phalena
商布（湿婆）对他说：“噢，二生者（dvija），当往不坏之梵天世界；彼界难得而至。并愿此地上最胜的圣渡处（tīrtha）之功德，与普利图达迦（Pṛthūdaka）等同。”
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FAQs
Purāṇic geography often ranks or calibrates pilgrimage sites by comparing their ‘phala’ to famous exemplars. Declaring equality with Pṛthūdaka elevates the local tīrtha’s status and encourages yātrā by providing a recognized merit-standard.
It refers to Brahmaloka (Satyaloka), a high celestial realm described as difficult to attain, typically reached through exceptional merit, tapas, or divine favor—here granted by Śiva’s pronouncement.
Yes. The verse portrays Śiva as both moral governor of asceticism and sovereign bestower of destinations and sacred geography, a common Purāṇic motif integrating ethics, cosmology, and pilgrimage topography.