Shloka 26
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
पंच नादाः कृता यत्र हरेणासुरभीषणाः । तेन पंचनदं नाम सर्वपातकनाशनम् ॥ २६ ॥
paṃca nādāḥ kṛtā yatra hareṇāsurabhīṣaṇāḥ | tena paṃcanadaṃ nāma sarvapātakanāśanam || 26 ||
Dort, wo Hari fünf mächtige, widerhallende Klänge erschuf, die die Asuras erschreckten, heißt dieser Ort Pañcanada, der Vernichter aller Sünden.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares Pañcanada as a sin-destroying tīrtha because it is directly marked by Hari’s divine act—his five awe-inspiring nādas—making the place spiritually potent for purification.
By centering the tīrtha’s power on Hari’s presence and action, the verse points to Vishnu-bhakti: remembrance of Hari and reverence for his līlā-connected places become means of inner cleansing and merit.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-dharma—undertaking pilgrimage with faith (śraddhā), engaging in purificatory acts like snāna and darśana, as prescribed in Purāṇic ritual culture.