Shloka 123
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
मुच्यते पातकैर्घोरैरितिप्राह पितामहः । दर्शनात्स्थाणुलिंगस्य यात्रा पूर्णा प्रजायते ॥ १२३ ॥
mucyate pātakairghorairitiprāha pitāmahaḥ | darśanātsthāṇuliṃgasya yātrā pūrṇā prajāyate || 123 ||
પિતામહ (બ્રહ્મા)એ કહ્યું—‘સ્થાણુલિંગના દર્શનથી મનુષ્ય ઘોર પાપોથી મુક્ત થાય છે.’ માત્ર સ્થાણુલિંગનું દર્શન થતાં જ યાત્રા પૂર્ણ થાય છે.
Narrator within the Tirtha-Mahatmya (citing Brahmā/Pitāmaha as authority)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that tirtha-prabhava can operate through darśana itself: seeing the Sthāṇu-liṅga is said (by Brahmā) to destroy grave sins and to make the yātrā spiritually complete.
Bhakti is expressed as reverent darśana—approaching the sacred form with faith; the verse emphasizes that sincere encounter (darśana) carries transformative merit beyond mere physical travel.
It aligns with Kalpa (ritual praxis): the result of a yātrā is validated by prescribed sacred acts such as darśana of a liṅga; the verse functions as a mahatmya-based ritual guideline for pilgrims.