Shloka 72
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
जालेश्वरार्चनात्पुंसां सिद्धयः स्युरभीप्सिताः । स्रातो हुंकारकूपे तु गर्भवासं न चाप्नुयात् ॥ ७२ ॥
jāleśvarārcanātpuṃsāṃ siddhayaḥ syurabhīpsitāḥ | srāto huṃkārakūpe tu garbhavāsaṃ na cāpnuyāt || 72 ||
Al adorar a Jāleśvara, los hombres obtienen las siddhis deseadas. Y quien se baña en el pozo de Huṃkāra no vuelve a caer en la morada del vientre, es decir, en el renacer repetido.
Narada (teaching within a Tirtha-Mahatmya section, as narrated in the Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Wonder at swift, desired siddhis through worship, culminating in relief at release from repeated embodiment through a liberating bath."}
FAQs
It states the twofold fruit of a holy place: worship of Jāleśvara grants wished-for siddhis, and bathing in the Huṃkāra well is praised as a liberating act that prevents return to womb-existence (saṃsāra).
It frames bhakti as effective worship (arcana) of the deity of the tirtha—devotional honoring of Jāleśvara—through which divine grace manifests as both worldly attainments and the higher goal of freedom from rebirth.
Ritual praxis is emphasized: arcana (formal worship) and snāna (sacred bathing) as tirtha-vidhi—practical dharma/ācāra rather than a technical lesson in a specific Vedāṅga.