Shloka 10
Kurukṣetra and Sarasvatī Tīrthas: Pilgrimage Itinerary and the Sanctification of Rāma-hrada
Paraśurāma’s Lakes
ततः पारिप्लवं गच्छेत्तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
tataḥ pāriplavaṃ gacchettīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam | agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
その後、三界に名高い聖なる渡し場パーリプラヴァへ赴くべきである。人はアグニシュトーマおよびアティラートラの祭祀に等しい功徳を得る。
Unspecified (narratorial instruction within a tīrtha-māhātmya passage)
Concept: Pilgrimage to famed tīrthas can yield the fruit of major soma-sacrifices, democratizing spiritual attainment.
Application: When visiting sacred places, cultivate ‘yajña-bhāva’: discipline, truthfulness, charity, and remembrance—so the journey becomes an inner sacrifice.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A broad river-ford named Pāriplava opens like a ceremonial threshold, with pilgrims crossing shallow, glinting waters while priests mark foreheads with tilaka. Above the ford, subtle symbols of Vedic yajña—smoke, ladles, and soma vessels—appear as translucent visions, suggesting sacrifice-merit condensed into the tīrtha itself.","primary_figures":["pilgrims","tīrtha-priests","a guiding sage","river-deity personification (optional)"],"setting":"A renowned river crossing with stone markers, banyan trees, and a small shrine; distant sacrificial pavilion motifs appear as visionary overlays.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["river jade","sandstone beige","smoke gray","marigold orange","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Pāriplava ford with ornate shrine, pilgrims offering lamps and flowers, gold leaf accents on water highlights and shrine arch, rich reds/greens, faint Vedic yajña implements rendered as divine motifs in the background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene ford scene with delicate ripples, banyan and flowering trees, pilgrims mid-crossing, cool greens and soft ochres, refined linework, distant hills and a tiny shrine on the bank.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: patterned river bands, bold outlined figures carrying offerings, small shrine with lamp rows, natural pigment palette, symbolic yajña motifs (ladle, fire) stylized above the ford.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative river-ford with lotus motifs, ornate borders of creepers and flowers, pilgrims in rhythmic procession, deep blue-green water with gold accents, peacocks near the shrine."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","birds","hand bell","soft drum (mridangam) pulse","murmured mantras"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छेत् + तीर्थम् → गच्छेत्तीर्थम् (त् + त = त्त्).
FAQs
It points to a specific pilgrimage site—Pāriplava—described as “renowned in the three worlds,” reflecting how the Padma Purana maps sacred geography by naming tīrthas and elevating them through pan-cosmic praise (trailokya).
Indirectly: by presenting tīrtha-yātrā as a spiritually potent act accessible to ordinary people, it supports a devotional-dharma framework where sincere religious practice (like pilgrimage) can yield exalted merit comparable to major Vedic sacrifices.
The verse encourages dhārmic effort and reverence for sacred places, teaching that disciplined religious action—undertaken with faith—can generate great spiritual “fruit,” even without the resources required for elaborate śrauta sacrifices.