Shloka 78
Pilgrimage Sequence on Sacred Fords (Narmadā Region): Bhṛgu-tīrtha, Śiva-vratas, and Merit Amplification
देवतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र दैवतैः सह मोदते
devatīrthaṃ tato gacchetsarvadevanamaskṛtam | tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra daivataiḥ saha modate
তাৰ পাছত সকলো দেৱতাই নমস্কাৰ কৰা দেৱতীৰ্থলৈ যাব লাগে। হে শ্ৰেষ্ঠ ৰাজা, তাত স্নান কৰি মানুহে দেৱতাসকলৰ সৈতে আনন্দ কৰে।
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (rājendra) within the Svarga-khaṇḍa discourse
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छेत्सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् = गच्छेत् + सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्; राजेंद्र = राजेन्द्र (ए + इ → ए).
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It points to Devatīrtha as a recognized pilgrimage locus within the Svarga-khaṇḍa’s tirtha-network, presenting it as a site honored even by the gods—suggesting an interconnected sacred landscape where specific waters are singled out for exceptional merit.
The emphasis is devotional and reverential: the tirtha is described as “venerated by all the gods,” and the pilgrim approaches it with faith and sacred intent. The resulting “rejoicing with the deities” frames pilgrimage and ritual bathing as acts aligned with devotion and divine proximity.
It promotes disciplined sacred practice—undertaking pilgrimage and purificatory bathing—as a means to cultivate purity, humility, and alignment with dharma, with the ideal outcome portrayed as communion and joy in a higher, divine company.