Shloka 80
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
गुप्तसोमेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा न भूयोऽर्हति शोचितुम् । बहुस्वर्णेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं समवाप्नुयात् ॥ ८० ॥
guptasomeśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā na bhūyo'rhati śocitum | bahusvarṇeśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā svargatiṃ samavāpnuyāt || 80 ||
Ayant contemplé le sanctuaire de Guptasomeśvara, nul n’est plus digne de s’abandonner au chagrin. Ayant contemplé le sanctuaire de Bahusvarṇeśvara, on obtient la voie qui mène au ciel.
Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahatmya discourse to the sages, within the Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states the फल (spiritual result) of tirtha-darśana: seeing Guptasomeśvara removes the tendency toward renewed grief, and seeing Bahusvarṇeśvara grants svarga-gati—framing pilgrimage as a means of inner relief and merit.
Bhakti is expressed through darśana and श्रद्धा (faith) in Śiva-kṣetras: the act of reverent visitation is treated as a direct devotional practice that transforms the mind (ending sorrow) and yields auspicious post-death destiny.
Primarily Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse assumes the tirtha-yātrā framework—proper pilgrimage observance and temple-darśana as a prescribed religious act producing specific फल.