Shloka 121
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
शुक्रतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा श्राद्धदः प्रोद्धरेत्पितॄन् । अष्टम्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां चैत्रे कृष्णे विशेषतः ॥ १२१ ॥
śukratīrthe naraḥ snātvā śrāddhadaḥ proddharetpitṝn | aṣṭamyāṃ vā caturdaśyāṃ caitre kṛṣṇe viśeṣataḥ || 121 ||
シュクラ・ティールタにて沐浴し、そこでシュラーダを捧げる者は祖霊（ピトリ）を引き上げ救済する。とりわけチャイトラ月の暗半（クリシュナ・パクシャ）の第八日または第十四日に行えば殊勝である。
Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-snāna (bathing at a sacred ford) combined with śrāddha has the power to benefit and uplift one’s ancestors, with certain lunar days in Caitra’s dark fortnight described as especially efficacious.
Though framed as a ritual instruction, it reflects Purāṇic bhakti culture where sacred acts at tīrthas—performed with faith and purity—become offerings aligned with dharma and reverence for the ancestral line.
It highlights calendrical and tithi-based ritual timing (Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga astrology): Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī in Caitra Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa are singled out as optimal windows for śrāddha at this tīrtha.