Shloka 18
Tīrtha-vidhi (Procedure for Holy Places) — Prayāgarāja-māhātmya
यथोक्तफलदं तीर्थं भवेच्छुद्धात्मनां नृणाम् । कामं क्रोधं च लोभं च यो जित्वा तीर्थमाविशेत् । न तेन किञ्चिदप्राप्तं तीर्थाभिगमनाद्भवेत् । तीर्थानि च यथाक्तेन विधिना संचरंति ये । सर्वद्वंद्वसहा धीरास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ १८ ॥
yathoktaphaladaṃ tīrthaṃ bhavecchuddhātmanāṃ nṛṇām | kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca lobhaṃ ca yo jitvā tīrthamāviśet | na tena kiñcidaprāptaṃ tīrthābhigamanādbhavet | tīrthāni ca yathāktena vidhinā saṃcaraṃti ye | sarvadvaṃdvasahā dhīrāste narāḥ svargagāminaḥ || 18 ||
শাস্ত্রোক্ত ফলদায়ী তীর্থ শুদ্ধচিত্ত মানুষের জন্যই ফলপ্রদ। যে কাম, ক্রোধ ও লোভ জয় করে তীর্থে প্রবেশ করে, তার তীর্থযাত্রায় কিছুই অপ্রাপ্ত থাকে না। আর যারা বিধিমতে তীর্থসমূহ পরিভ্রমণ করে, সকল দ্বন্দ্ব সহিষ্ণু ধীর পুরুষেরা স্বর্গগামী হয়।
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga tīrtha-māhātmya context; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumāra lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that tīrthas give their full, promised results only when approached with inner purification—especially mastery over desire, anger, and greed—making pilgrimage a discipline of character, not mere travel.
By insisting on self-restraint and purity as prerequisites for sacred visitation, it aligns pilgrimage with sincere devotional intent: the devotee approaches holy places with a cleansed heart, steady in dualities, thereby becoming fit for higher spiritual fruits.
It emphasizes observance of the proper vidhi (prescribed procedure) for tīrtha-yātrā—i.e., disciplined ritual conduct and rule-based practice—rather than technical Vedāṅga details like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.