Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
एवमेषा महाभाग प्रतिष्ठाने प्रतिष्ठिता । तीर्थयात्रा महापुण्या सर्वपापप्रमोचनी
evameṣā mahābhāga pratiṣṭhāne pratiṣṭhitā | tīrthayātrā mahāpuṇyā sarvapāpapramocanī
Demikianlah, wahai yang amat beruntung, di Pratiṣṭhāna telah ditegakkan ziarah tirtha yang mahapunya ini; ia membebaskan dari segala dosa.
Unspecified (narrator/teacher addressing a listener as 'mahābhāga')
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: evam + eṣā → evameṣā (vowel sandhi).
It presents Pratiṣṭhāna as an established sacred center where pilgrimage is especially meritorious and spiritually purifying.
It emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā as “mahāpuṇyā” (highly merit-giving) and “sarvapāpapramocanī” (a remover of all sins), highlighting purification through sacred travel and practice.
The verse encourages intentional acts of devotion and discipline—such as pilgrimage—as means to moral cleansing and renewal, rather than remaining complacent in wrongdoing.