Shloka 32
Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha
अभिषेकः पांचनदो यथानन्यो वरप्रदः । शतं समास्तपस्तप्त्वा कृते यत्प्राप्यते फलम् ॥ ३२ ॥
abhiṣekaḥ pāṃcanado yathānanyo varapradaḥ | śataṃ samāstapastaptvā kṛte yatprāpyate phalam || 32 ||
पाँचनद का अभिषेक-स्नान अद्वितीय है और वर देने वाला है; कृतयुग में सौ वर्षों तक तप करने से जो फल मिलता है, वही फल यहाँ इससे प्राप्त हो जाता है।
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates Pañcanada abhiṣeka as a uniquely powerful tirtha-practice, capable of granting boons and producing immense merit comparable to long-term austerities.
By praising a sacred, faith-driven act (tirtha abhiṣeka), it points to accessible devotional practice where sincere ritual worship and purity can yield results otherwise requiring severe tapas.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: abhiṣeka/snana at a tirtha as a formal act of dharma, with results described through yuga-based merit calculus common in Purāṇic ritual instruction.