Shloka 25
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
कुरुक्षेत्राद्दशगुणा यत्र तत्रावगाहिता । कुरुक्षेत्राच्छतगुणा यत्र विंध्येन संयुता ॥ २५ ॥
kurukṣetrāddaśaguṇā yatra tatrāvagāhitā | kurukṣetrācchataguṇā yatra viṃdhyena saṃyutā || 25 ||
જ્યાં જ્યાં તે તીર્થમાં અવગાહન (સ્નાન) થાય ત્યાં કુરુક્ષેત્ર કરતાં દસગણું પુણ્ય; અને જ્યાં તે વિંધ્ય સાથે સંયુક્ત હોય ત્યાં કુરુક્ષેત્ર કરતાં સોગણું ફળ થાય છે।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches the tirtha-mahātmya principle that certain holy waters and regions amplify the fruit of dharmic acts like snāna, using Kurukṣetra as a benchmark for sacred merit.
While focused on pilgrimage merit, it supports bhakti by encouraging reverent approach to sacred places—snāna and tīrtha-sevā performed with devotion are presented as powerful aids for purification and God-centered living.
Primarily Kalpa in practice: it emphasizes the ritual act of snāna/avagāha (ablution) at tīrthas and the doctrine of varying fruits (phala) based on place (deśa) as taught in dharma and tīrtha traditions.