Shloka 42
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
रामतीर्थं ततः पुण्यं वैकुंठं यत्र सन्निधौ । सोमतीर्थं ततः पुण्यं यत्रासौ नकुलो मुनिः ॥ ४२ ॥
rāmatīrthaṃ tataḥ puṇyaṃ vaikuṃṭhaṃ yatra sannidhau | somatīrthaṃ tataḥ puṇyaṃ yatrāsau nakulo muniḥ || 42 ||
પછી પવિત્ર રામતીર્થ છે; ત્યાં પ્રભુની સન્નિધિ હોવાથી તે જ વૈકુંઠ સમાન છે. ત્યારબાદ પવિત્ર સોમતીર્થ છે, જ્યાં નકુલ મુનિ નિવાસ કરે છે.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It elevates specific tīrthas as direct conduits of divine presence—Rāma-tīrtha is praised as “Vaikuṇṭha” because the Lord’s sannidhi (living proximity) is experienced there, while Soma-tīrtha is sanctified by the residence of a realized muni (Nakula).
Bhakti is framed as seeking Bhagavān’s sannidhi: pilgrimage is not mere travel but approaching places where Viṣṇu’s presence is especially accessible, and honoring saints whose tapas and realization make a site spiritually potent.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-yātrā dharma—identifying sanctified locations by (1) divine sannidhi and (2) the abode of a muni, which guides ritual planning and pilgrimage discipline.