Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 11
Varṣa-devatā Worship in Jambūdvīpa: Hayagrīva/Hayaśīrṣa, Nṛsiṁha, Kāmadeva (Pradyumna), Matsya, Kūrma, and Varāha
यत्सङ्गलब्धं निजवीर्यवैभवं तीर्थं मुहु: संस्पृशतां हि मानसम् । हरत्यजोऽन्त: श्रुतिभिर्गतोऽङ्गजं को वै न सेवेत मुकुन्दविक्रमम् ॥ ११ ॥
yat-saṅga-labdhaṁ nija-vīrya-vaibhavaṁ tīrthaṁ muhuḥ saṁspṛśatāṁ hi mānasam haraty ajo ’ntaḥ śrutibhir gato ’ṅgajaṁ ko vai na seveta mukunda-vikramam
بصحبة من يجعلون مُكُندَ كلَّ شيء، نسمع عن بطولاته الجبّارة، وتغدو هذه السماعُ نفسُها تيرثًا للقلب. فأعمال مُكُندَ شديدة الأثر؛ إذ إن الإصغاء إليها مرارًا بشوق يُدخل الربَّ في هيئة الاهتزازات الصوتية إلى القلب فيطهّره من كل دنس. أمّا الاغتسال في الغانغا فيخفّف أدران الجسد، لكن تطهير القلب بزيارة المزارات يحتاج زمنًا طويلًا. فمن ذا العاقل الذي لا يخدم مُكُندَ ذي البأس مع أهل البهاكتي؟
Bathing in the Ganges can certainly cure one of many infectious diseases, but it cannot cleanse one’s materially attached mind, which creates all kinds of contaminations in material existence. However, one who directly associates with the Supreme Lord by hearing of His activities cleanses the dirt from his mind and very soon comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Sūta Gosvāmī confirms this in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.17) :
FAQs
This verse says a true tīrtha repeatedly cleanses the mind because its sanctity comes from contact with Mukunda; even association with such a holy place helps remove inner contamination.
While describing Bhārata-varṣa as uniquely suited for spiritual progress, Śukadeva emphasizes that the ultimate purifier is devotion to Mukunda, who enters the heart through śruti and destroys inner bondage.
Regularly hear and reflect on śāstra (śruti-smṛti), chant His names, seek saintly association, and visit/remember sacred places with devotion—using these to cleanse the mind and weaken cravings.