Shloka 107
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
ततः पृथूदके स्नात्वा मुच्यते भवबंधनात् । अवकीर्णे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचर्यफलं लभेत् ॥ १०७ ॥
tataḥ pṛthūdake snātvā mucyate bhavabaṃdhanāt | avakīrṇe naraḥ snātvā brahmacaryaphalaṃ labhet || 107 ||
Dann wird, wer in Pṛthūdaka badet, von den Fesseln des Saṃsāra befreit. Und wer in Avakīrṇa badet, erlangt die Frucht des Brahmacarya, der heiligen Enthaltsamkeitsdisziplin.
Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states specific tirtha-phalas: bathing at Pṛthūdaka grants release from saṃsāric bondage, while bathing at Avakīrṇa yields the merit equivalent to brahmacarya, highlighting how tīrthas are framed as accelerators of purification and mokṣa-oriented merit.
Though it speaks in the language of tīrtha-ritual (snāna-phala), the underlying Purāṇic intent supports bhakti-dharma: sacred acts performed with reverence at holy places purify the heart and remove obstacles to devotion and liberation.
It primarily reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through tīrtha-snana as a prescribed act with stated results; it also implies dharma-śāstric mapping of place-based merits (tīrtha-māhātmya) used in pilgrimage manuals.