Shloka 4
Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Dharmatīrtha, Plakṣādevī Sarasvatī, Śākambharī, and Suvarṇa
Kṛṣṇa–Rudra Episode
कृच्छ्रेण महता गत्वा तत्र स्नात्वा समाहितः । अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति
kṛcchreṇa mahatā gatvā tatra snātvā samāhitaḥ | agniṣṭomamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati
S’y étant rendu au prix d’une grande épreuve, et s’y étant baigné l’esprit recueilli, il obtient le mérite du sacrifice Agniṣṭoma et gagne aussi le monde de Viṣṇu.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within Svargakhaṇḍa 28).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति→अग्निष्टोमम् अवाप्नोति; विष्णुलोकं→विष्णुलोकम्।
FAQs
It emphasizes going to a sacred place (tīrtha) and performing ritual bathing (snāna) with mental composure (samāhita), presenting it as spiritually potent.
Agniṣṭoma is a major Vedic Soma-sacrifice; the verse states that the fruit of bathing at this holy site can equal the merit of that sacrifice, elevating tīrtha-practice as an accessible means of religious merit.
The verse promises attainment of Agniṣṭoma-level merit and ultimately reaching Viṣṇu’s realm (Viṣṇuloka), implying liberation-oriented Vaishnava soteriology.