Shloka 2
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
चैत्रमासे तु दिविजैर्यात्रेयं विहिता पुरा । तत्रस्थैः कामकुंडे तु स्नानपूजनतत्परैः ॥ २ ॥
caitramāse tu divijairyātreyaṃ vihitā purā | tatrasthaiḥ kāmakuṃḍe tu snānapūjanatatparaiḥ || 2 ||
In the month of Chaitra, this yātrā was ordained of old by the gods. There, at Kāmakuṇḍa, those who dwell at the holy spot devote themselves to sacred bathing and worship.
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya tradition)
Vrata: none (tirtha-yātrā observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It establishes Kāmakuṇḍa as a divinely sanctioned tirtha where Chaitra-time pilgrimage, sacred bathing, and worship are the core means of gaining religious merit (puṇya).
Bhakti is implied through pūjana (worship) performed with tatparatā—single-minded devotion—supported by purity practices like snāna at a sacred tirtha.
Kalpa/ritual discipline is highlighted: timing by lunar month (Chaitra) and the prescribed acts of snāna and pūjā as the practical framework of tirtha-observance.