Shloka 72
तत्र स्नात्वा च तौ दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा मोक्षं लभेन्नरः । नागह्रदे ततो गत्वा स्नात्वा चैत्रे सितांतके ॥ ७२ ॥
tatra snātvā ca tau dṛṣṭvā stutvā mokṣaṃ labhennaraḥ | nāgahrade tato gatvā snātvā caitre sitāṃtake || 72 ||
S’étant baigné là, ayant contemplé ces deux divinités et les ayant louées, l’homme obtient la délivrance. Puis, se rendant à Nāgahṛda et s’y baignant à la fin de la quinzaine claire de Caitra, (il reçoit le mérite énoncé).
Narada (in a tirtha-mahatmya narration, traditionally within Suta’s broader recital)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From ritual purification (bathing) to devotional encounter (seeing and praising), culminating in the promise of mokṣa; then extends into a calendrical pilgrimage instruction."}
FAQs
It presents tīrtha-snāna (sacred bathing), darśana (beholding holy beings/deities), and stuti (praise) as a combined sādhana that culminates in mokṣa, emphasizing pilgrimage as a liberation-oriented discipline in Uttara-bhāga.
Bhakti appears through stuti and reverential darśana—devotional praise and heartfelt recognition of sacred presences—framed as efficacious when performed with purity (snāna) at a sanctified place.
It highlights calendrical observance (Jyotiṣa/Vedic time-keeping): performing the bath specifically in the month of Caitra and at the end of the bright fortnight (śukla-pakṣa), showing how ritual merit is tied to precise tithi/pakṣa timing.