Shloka 70
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
शंखावर्ते नरः स्नात्वा सर्वसिद्धीश्वरो भवेत् । मोक्षतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा भवेन्मुक्तो भवार्णवात् ॥ ७० ॥
śaṃkhāvarte naraḥ snātvā sarvasiddhīśvaro bhavet | mokṣatīrthe naraḥ snātvā bhavenmukto bhavārṇavāt || 70 ||
By bathing at Śaṅkhāvarta, a person becomes the lord of all siddhis, all spiritual attainments. By bathing at Mokṣatīrtha, one is freed from the ocean of saṃsāra, worldly existence.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states the specific phala (result) of tīrtha-snāna: Śaṅkhāvarta grants mastery of siddhis, while Mokṣatīrtha grants release (mokṣa) from saṃsāra, presenting sacred bathing as a direct purifier and liberator in tīrtha-māhātmya.
Though it speaks in the language of tīrtha-phala, the implied bhakti framework is honoring sacred places connected with divine power; approaching them with śraddhā and ritual purity supports inner transformation that culminates in mokṣa.
It chiefly reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) via the practice of snāna at designated tīrthas and the doctrine of phala (ritual result); no explicit Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa detail is invoked in this verse.