देवा: क्षेत्राणि तीर्थानि दर्शनस्पर्शनार्चनै: । शनै: पुनन्ति कालेन तदप्यर्हत्तमेक्षया ॥ ५२ ॥
devāḥ kṣetrāṇi tīrthāni darśana-sparśanārcanaiḥ śanaiḥ punanti kālena tad apy arhattamekṣayā
- devāḥ
- temple deities
- kṣetrāṇi
- pilgrimage sites
- tīrthāni
- and sacred rivers
- darśana
- by being seen
- sparśana
- being touched
- arcanaiḥ
- and being worshiped
- śanaiḥ
- gradually
- punanti
- purify
- kālena
- with time
- tat api
- the same
- arhat-tama
- of those (brāhmaṇas) who are most worshipable
- īkṣayā
- by the glance
One can gradually become purified by seeing, touching and worshiping temple deities, places of pilgrimage and holy rivers. But one can attain the same result immediately simply by receiving the glance of exalted sages.