Shloka 30
The Determination of the Extent of the Sacred Field and Related Matters
Kurukṣetra Māhātmya
भ्रमतो मम तीर्थानि मा विघ्नं जायतां नमः । इति प्रसाद्ययक्षेशं यात्रां सम्यक् समाचरेत् ॥ ३० ॥
bhramato mama tīrthāni mā vighnaṃ jāyatāṃ namaḥ | iti prasādyayakṣeśaṃ yātrāṃ samyak samācaret || 30 ||
“As I wander to the sacred tīrthas, may no obstacle arise—salutations!” Having thus propitiated the Lord of the Yakṣas, one should then undertake the pilgrimage properly and in due order.
Narada (instructional narration within the Uttara-Bhaga tīrtha-māhātmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that a pilgrimage should begin with a protective, humility-filled invocation—seeking obstacle-free travel—so the tīrtha-yātrā becomes orderly, dharmic, and spiritually fruitful.
By offering salutations and propitiating a divine guardian (Yakṣeśa), the traveler adopts a devotional attitude—dependence on divine grace—before engaging in sacred acts like tīrtha-yātrā.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style guidance) is implied: begin with an auspicious invocation and propitiation to avert vighnas, then proceed with the yātrā according to proper rule and sequence.