Shloka 90
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
कोटितीर्थं ततो गत्वा स्नात्वा कोटीश्वरं शिवम् । दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा श्रद्दधानः कोटियज्ञफलं लभेत् ॥ ९० ॥
koṭitīrthaṃ tato gatvā snātvā koṭīśvaraṃ śivam | dṛṣṭvā stutvā śraddadhānaḥ koṭiyajñaphalaṃ labhet || 90 ||
Dann gehe man nach Koṭitīrtha und bade dort; wer voller Glauben Śiva als Koṭīśvara schaut und preist, erlangt Verdienst, das dem von zehn Millionen Opfern entspricht.
Narada (narrating a Tirtha-Mahatmya section in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā), sacred bathing (snāna), and devotional worship (darśana and stuti) performed with śraddhā can yield immense puṇya—symbolically equated here with the merit of a koṭi of yajñas.
Bhakti is expressed through reverent darśana (beholding the deity) and stuti (praise), and the verse emphasizes inner faith (śraddhā) as the key that makes the act spiritually efficacious, not merely the external ritual.
Ritual practice is foregrounded: tīrtha-snānā (rules of sacred bathing) and stotra/arcana-oriented worship. While not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it reflects Kalpa-style guidance on pilgrimage rites and the doctrine of yajña-phala (ritual merit).