Shloka 73
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
तीर्थयात्रा वरारोहे कथिता पापनाशिनी । येन चैषा कृता दृष्टा सोऽपि वै मुक्तिभाग्भवेत् ॥ ७३ ॥
tīrthayātrā varārohe kathitā pāpanāśinī | yena caiṣā kṛtā dṛṣṭā so'pi vai muktibhāgbhavet || 73 ||
হে সুন্দরী, তীর্থযাত্রা পাপনাশিনী বলে বর্ণিত; যে তা সম্পন্ন করে এবং তীর্থদর্শন করে, সেও মুক্তির অংশীদার হয়।
Narada (teaching, addressing a noble lady interlocutor as 'varārohe')
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Encouragement and reassurance: pilgrimage is praised as sin-destroying, culminating in the promise of liberation for the doer and beholder."}
FAQs
It declares tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage and tīrtha-darśana) to be pāpanāśinī—sin-destroying—and affirms that the sincere pilgrim becomes muktibhāg, a recipient of liberation.
By emphasizing darśana (reverent beholding) and purposeful undertaking of sacred journeys, it supports a bhakti-oriented practice where faith-filled engagement with holy places purifies the heart and prepares one for moksha.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; it focuses on applied Dharma—performing tīrtha-yātrā as a purificatory religious practice rather than technical disciplines like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.