Shloka 72
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
तत्र स्नात्वा च तौ दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा मोक्षं लभेन्नरः । नागह्रदे ततो गत्वा स्नात्वा चैत्रे सितांतके ॥ ७२ ॥
tatra snātvā ca tau dṛṣṭvā stutvā mokṣaṃ labhennaraḥ | nāgahrade tato gatvā snātvā caitre sitāṃtake || 72 ||
वहाँ स्नान करके, उन दोनों के दर्शन कर और स्तुति करके मनुष्य मोक्ष पाता है। फिर नागह्रद में जाकर चैत्र शुक्ल पक्ष के अंत में स्नान करने से (उक्त) पुण्य प्राप्त होता है।
Narada (in a tirtha-mahatmya narration, traditionally within Suta’s broader recital)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents tīrtha-snāna (sacred bathing), darśana (beholding holy beings/deities), and stuti (praise) as a combined sādhana that culminates in mokṣa, emphasizing pilgrimage as a liberation-oriented discipline in Uttara-bhāga.
Bhakti appears through stuti and reverential darśana—devotional praise and heartfelt recognition of sacred presences—framed as efficacious when performed with purity (snāna) at a sanctified place.
It highlights calendrical observance (Jyotiṣa/Vedic time-keeping): performing the bath specifically in the month of Caitra and at the end of the bright fortnight (śukla-pakṣa), showing how ritual merit is tied to precise tithi/pakṣa timing.