Shloka 69
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
सप्तकोट्यस्तुलिंगानि तत्र स्थाने स्थितानि हि । तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण यज्ञानां फलमाप्नुयात् ॥ ६९ ॥
saptakoṭyastuliṃgāni tatra sthāne sthitāni hi | teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa yajñānāṃ phalamāpnuyāt || 69 ||
En vérité, en ce lieu sacré se dressent sept crores de Śiva-liṅgas. Par leur seule darśana (vision sacrée), on obtient les fruits des sacrifices (yajñas).
Narada (narrating a tirtha-mahatmya within Uttara-Bhaga tradition)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Opens with astonishment at the immense multitude of liṅgas and resolves into confident devotion by promising yajña-like merit through mere darśana."}
FAQs
It teaches the Purāṇic principle of tīrtha-māhātmya: in certain sanctified places, mere darśana can grant merit equivalent to elaborate Vedic yajñas.
By emphasizing darśana (reverent seeing) as spiritually potent, it supports a bhakti-oriented approach where sincere reverence at a sacred site yields great फल (spiritual merit) without complex ritual performance.
Ritual theology is implied through the concept of yajña-phala (the results of sacrifices), showing how Purāṇas map sacrificial merit onto tīrtha practices even when full śrauta procedure is not performed.