Shloka 13
The Greatness of Śukla Tīrtha: Bathing, Fasting, Charity, and Śiva Worship
दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाच्चैव स्नानाद्ध्यानात्तपोर्जनात् । होमाच्चैवोपवासाच्च शुक्लतीर्थफलं महत्
darśanātsparśanāccaiva snānāddhyānāttaporjanāt | homāccaivopavāsācca śuklatīrthaphalaṃ mahat
Dengan memandangnya, menyentuhnya, mandi di sana, bermeditasi, menumbuhkan tapa, serta melakukan homa dan berpuasa—pahala dari Śukla-tīrtha sungguh amat besar.
Not explicitly identifiable from this single verse (context needed from surrounding verses of Svargakhaṇḍa 19).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाच्चैव → दर्शनात् + स्पर्शनात् + च + एव; स्नानाद्ध्यानात्तपोर्जनात् → स्नानात् + ध्यानात् + तपोर्जनात् (तपस्+अर्जनात्; स् + अ → ओ); होमाच्चैवोपवासाच्च → होमात् + च + एव + उपवासात् + च; शुक्लतीर्थफलं → शुक्लतीर्थफलम्
FAQs
The verse lists seeing (darśana), touching (sparśana), bathing (snāna), meditation (dhyāna), cultivating austerity (tapas), performing fire-offerings (homa), and fasting (upavāsa) as sources of great merit at Śukla-tīrtha.
It presents the tīrtha as efficacious across multiple modes—sensory encounter (seeing/touching), ritual action (bathing/homa/fasting), and inner discipline (meditation/tapas)—suggesting sacred space supports both external rites and internal transformation.
The verse implies that pilgrimage is not only physical travel: one should combine respectful encounter with disciplined conduct—purification (snāna), restraint (upavāsa), devotion and focus (dhyāna), and self-effort (tapas)—to fully receive the tīrtha’s fruit.