Shloka 100
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं तीर्थपुण्यं सदा शुचि । जातिस्मरत्वमाप्नोति नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते
yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ tīrthapuṇyaṃ sadā śuci | jātismaratvamāpnoti nākapṛṣṭhe ca modate
من كان طاهرًا على الدوام وسمع كلَّ يومٍ هذا البيان المقدّس لفضل التيرثات، نال قدرة تذكّر الولادات السابقة، ويفرح في ذُرى السماء.
Unspecified (narratorial phalaśruti-style statement within the chapter)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यश्चेदं = यः + च + इदम्; शृणुयान्नित्यं = शृणुयात् + नित्यम्; जातिस्मरत्वमाप्नोति = जातिस्मरत्वम् + आप्नोति; नाकपृष्ठे = नाक + पृष्ठे (समास)
FAQs
The verse states that regular listening (nitya-śravaṇa) to this tīrtha-puṇya account leads to jātismaratva—remembering past births—and joy in heaven (nākapṛṣṭha).
Jātismaratva literally means “remembering births,” i.e., the ability to recall previous lives—presented here as a fruit of sustained purity and devotional listening.
It emphasizes śuci (purity/clean conduct) and consistency (nityam, sadā), implying that the practice should be regular and supported by a purified lifestyle.