Shloka 3
The Determination of the Extent of the Sacred Field and Related Matters
Kurukṣetra Māhātmya
वसुरुवाच । श्रृणु मोहिनि वक्ष्यामि कुरुक्षेत्रं सुपुण्यदम् । यत्र गत्वा नरः स्नात्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३ ॥
vasuruvāca | śrṛṇu mohini vakṣyāmi kurukṣetraṃ supuṇyadam | yatra gatvā naraḥ snātvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 3 ||
Vasu said: “Listen, O Mohinī. I shall describe Kurukṣetra, the supremely meritorious sacred field—by going there and bathing, a person is freed from all sins.”
Vasu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares Kurukṣetra as a supremely holy tīrtha where pilgrimage and sacred bathing function as a powerful prāyaścitta, freeing the pilgrim from accumulated sins.
By urging attentive listening and honoring a sacred place, the verse supports bhakti in practical form—faith-filled pilgrimage and tīrtha-snānā as devotional acts that purify the heart for higher devotion.
Ritual practice is implied: tīrtha-yātrā and snāna as prāyaścitta within dharma-śāstra style observance (proper place and act for purification), rather than a specific technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.