Shloka 6
Sequential Description of Pilgrimage Fords and Their Merits
Tīrtha-Itinerary
अरुंधतीवटं गच्छेत्तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । सामुद्रकमुपस्पृश्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः
aruṃdhatīvaṭaṃ gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa | sāmudrakamupaspṛśya trirātropoṣito naraḥ
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Unspecified (narratorial instruction addressed to a king: 'narādhipa')
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छेत् + तीर्थसेवी → गच्छेत्तीर्थसेवी; सामुद्रकम् + उपस्पृश्य → सामुद्रकमुपस्पृश्य; त्रिरात्र + उपोषितः → त्रिरात्रोपोषितः (स्वरसन्धि/समासरूप)।
FAQs
It prescribes visiting the sacred site called Arundhatī’s banyan (Arundhatī-vaṭa), performing ritual bathing at the tīrtha named Sāmudraka, and observing a three-night fast.
In pilgrimage literature it commonly implies ritually touching the sacred water—i.e., performing ablution or bathing as a purificatory act at the tīrtha.
The verse highlights disciplined devotion expressed through pilgrimage, purification (snāna/upaspṛśa), and self-restraint (fasting), framing them as concrete means of accruing religious merit.