Shloka 35
Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode
पितृवाक्यमनादृत्य व्रजेत्स्नातुं त्रिमार्गगाम् । न तत्तीर्थफलं भुंक्ते यो न कुर्यात्पितुर्वचः ॥ ३५ ॥
pitṛvākyamanādṛtya vrajetsnātuṃ trimārgagām | na tattīrthaphalaṃ bhuṃkte yo na kuryātpiturvacaḥ || 35 ||
He who disregards his father’s command and goes to bathe at the sacred tīrtha where the three paths meet does not partake of that tīrtha’s fruit, if he does not carry out his father’s word.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-merit (tīrtha-phala) depends not only on the act of bathing but on dharmic conduct—especially honoring legitimate parental instruction (pitṛ-vākya), which is treated as a key qualifier for spiritual fruit.
It frames devotion as obedience to dharma and humility: external sacred acts like tīrtha-snānā become spiritually effective when aligned with righteous duty and respect for elders, rather than being done from mere impulse or self-will.
Ritual application (kalpa-style conduct) is implied: the verse gives a procedural rule for yātrā/snānā—eligibility and fruit are conditioned by proper authority and dharmic permission, a common principle in smārta-paddhati and tīrtha-vidhi.