Shloka 63
Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya
Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification
तीर्थाच्च तपसा प्राप्यं सुखमक्षय्यमश्नुते । अर्थार्जनमथो वक्ष्ये न्यायतः सुसमाहितः
tīrthācca tapasā prāpyaṃ sukhamakṣayyamaśnute | arthārjanamatho vakṣye nyāyataḥ susamāhitaḥ
Durch Pilgerfahrt zu den tīrthas und durch disziplinierte Askese (tapas) erlangt man unvergängliches Glück. Nun will ich, in gesammelter und wacher Haltung, den gerechten, dem Dharma gemäßen Weg des Erwerbs von Reichtum darlegen.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Viśvanātha
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī is praised as Śiva’s own city where liberation is near; pilgrimage and tapas are said to yield imperishable welfare, and Śiva grants grace to the sincere seeker.
Significance: Darśana and worship are traditionally held to confer enduring merit and, with Śiva’s grace, proximity to liberation; tīrtha-sevā and tapas are framed as purificatory supports.
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha (sacred purification through pilgrimage) and tapas (inner discipline) yield akṣayya-sukha—lasting well-being—while also affirming that even worldly artha should be pursued only through nyāya (dharma).
In Śaiva practice, tīrtha and tapas are supports for purity and steadiness required for Linga-upāsanā; righteous livelihood sustains worship without generating binding karma, aligning devotion to Saguna Shiva with dharmic conduct.
The verse points to tapas as disciplined sādhana—regular japa and worship with a collected mind (samāhita-citta); it also implies tīrtha-sevā and dharmic living as preparatory supports for sustained Shiva-upāsanā.