Shloka 81
Pilgrimage Sequence on Sacred Fords (Narmadā Region): Bhṛgu-tīrtha, Śiva-vratas, and Merit Amplification
भृगुतीर्थे तु राजेंद्र तीर्थकोटिर्व्यवस्थिता । अकामो वा सकामो वा तत्र स्नायीत मानवः
bhṛgutīrthe tu rājeṃdra tīrthakoṭirvyavasthitā | akāmo vā sakāmo vā tatra snāyīta mānavaḥ
O König der Könige, in Bhṛgu-tīrtha ist ein koṭi heiliger Furten begründet. Ob wunschlos oder voller Wünsche—der Mensch soll dort baden.
Unspecified (addressing a king: 'rājendra')
Concept: Bhṛgu-tīrtha is universally efficacious: both niṣkāma and sakāma pilgrims gain benefit through snān.
Application: Begin where you are—whether seeking relief, success, or liberation—yet perform the act with humility and gradually refine intention from sakāma to niṣkāma.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grand ford named for Bhṛgu opens like a mandala of water and stone, with countless small shrines and flags suggesting ‘a crore of tīrthas’ gathered into one. Pilgrims of different aims—some praying for children, some for liberation—step into the same water, while an unseen current of tapas binds them into a single sacred rhythm.","primary_figures":["Maharṣi Bhṛgu (visionary presence)","pilgrims (sakāma and niṣkāma)","attendant priests"],"setting":"expansive river/ford complex with many miniature shrines, prayer flags, banyan and peepal trees, offering stalls","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sunrise gold","turmeric yellow","river jade","vermillion","stone grey"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Bhṛgu-tīrtha as a vast ghat-temple complex, Maharṣi Bhṛgu seated with japa-mālā and kamandalu, pilgrims entering the water, ornate arches and vimāna-like silhouettes, heavy gold leaf for halos and shrine finials, rich reds/greens, jewel-like detailing on vessels and ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical riverscape with layered ghats, delicate figures bathing, Bhṛgu as a calm sage under a tree, cool yet luminous palette with soft gold highlights, refined linework, distant hills and birds, poetic sense of sacred geography.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Bhṛgu with bold outlines and sacred thread, rhythmic rows of bathers, decorative borders of lotus and conch, warm earthy pigments, temple-wall symmetry emphasizing tīrtha-koṭi grandeur.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central water-mandala representing Bhṛgu-tīrtha, ringed by miniature shrine motifs like petals, intricate floral borders, deep blues and gold, peacocks and lotuses, devotional crowd rendered as patterned silhouettes."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["river current","pilgrim murmurs","temple bells","conch shell","fluttering flags"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तीर्थकोटिर्व्यवस्थिता = तीर्थकोटिः + व्यवस्थिता.
FAQs
It declares Bhṛgu-tīrtha to be exceptionally potent—equated with “a crore of tīrthas”—and recommends ritual bathing there.
The verse presents the tīrtha as universally accessible: both those seeking spiritual purification without worldly aims and those seeking specific results are encouraged to bathe there.
The instruction is simple: a person should perform snāna (sacred bathing) at Bhṛgu-tīrtha.