Shloka 29
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
बलभद्रेश्वरं प्रार्च्य जायते भुक्तिमुक्तिमान् । गंगागणपतिं प्राप्य समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः ॥ २९ ॥
balabhadreśvaraṃ prārcya jāyate bhuktimuktimān | gaṃgāgaṇapatiṃ prāpya samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ || 29 ||
बलभद्रेश्वर की विधिपूर्वक अर्चना करने से मनुष्य भोग और मोक्ष—दोनों से युक्त होता है। इसी प्रकार गंगागणपति के पास पहुँचकर विधानानुसार पूजन करने से भी वही शुभ फल मिलता है।
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana discourse in the tirtha-mahatmya section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that properly performed worship at specific tirthas—Balabhadreśvara and Gaṅgā-Gaṇapati—can grant both bhukti (legitimate worldly well-being) and mukti (liberation), highlighting the puranic doctrine of tirtha-powered sadhana.
Bhakti is expressed here as reverential, rule-guided pūjā (samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ): devotion is not merely emotion but disciplined worship that aligns the devotee with the deity and the sanctity of the place.
The emphasis on vidhāna (injunction-based procedure) points to Kalpa/ritual praxis—knowing how to perform worship correctly (offerings, sequence, purity rules) so that the intended spiritual fruit is realized.