Shloka 73
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
श्राद्धदो मुक्तिमाप्नोति यमलोकं न पश्यति । ततस्त्रिविष्टपं गच्छेत्तीर्थं देवनिषेवितम् ॥ ७३ ॥
śrāddhado muktimāpnoti yamalokaṃ na paśyati | tatastriviṣṭapaṃ gacchettīrthaṃ devaniṣevitam || 73 ||
One who performs (or offers) śrāddha attains liberation and does not behold Yama’s realm. Thereafter, he goes to Triviṣṭapa (heaven), to a sacred ford frequented by the gods.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents śrāddha as a powerful act of pitṛ-dharma whose fruit is transcendental—freedom from Yama’s realm and attainment of higher states, culminating in liberation.
While not explicitly naming a deity, it frames ritual duty (śrāddha) and tīrtha-association as sanctifying actions; in the Purāṇic worldview these are typically performed with faith (śraddhā) and devotion, purifying the practitioner toward mokṣa.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied—śrāddha is a rule-governed rite with prescribed timings, offerings, and mantras, and the verse emphasizes its concrete ritual fruit (phala).