Shloka 89
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
मृगमुच्यं ततो गत्वा गंगायां प्रणतः स्थितः । अर्चयित्वा महादेवमश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥ ८९ ॥
mṛgamucyaṃ tato gatvā gaṃgāyāṃ praṇataḥ sthitaḥ | arcayitvā mahādevamaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet || 89 ||
Luego, yendo a Mṛgamucya y permaneciendo en el Gaṅgā con reverente inclinación, quien adora a Mahādeva obtiene un mérito igual al fruto del sacrificio Aśvamedha.
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana discourse; tirtha-mahatmya passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates tīrtha-yātrā and Gaṅgā-reverence as powerful means of purification, teaching that sincere worship of Mahādeva at a sacred ford can yield merit comparable to grand Vedic sacrifices.
Bhakti is shown through humility and surrender—bowing in the Gaṅgā and performing archana to Mahādeva—where inner reverence is presented as capable of producing results traditionally associated with costly ritual acts.
Ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snāna, praṇāma, and devatā-arcana as structured acts of worship, alongside the Purāṇic principle of equivalence-of-merit (phala-śruti) for prescribed sacred actions.