Shloka 23
Kardama Muni’s Mystic Opulence, Devahūti’s Rejuvenation, and the Turning Toward Fearlessness
निमज्ज्यास्मिन् हृदे भीरु विमानमिदमारुह । इदं शुक्लकृतं तीर्थमाशिषां यापकं नृणाम् ॥ २३ ॥
nimajjyāsmin hrade bhīru vimānam idam āruha idaṁ śukla-kṛtaṁ tīrtham āśiṣāṁ yāpakaṁ nṛṇām
ឱ ដេវហូទីអ្នកខ្លាចអើយ អ្នកមើលទៅភ័យណាស់។ ជាមុនសិន ចូរចុះងូតក្នុងបិណ្ឌុ‑សរោវរៈ ដែលព្រះវិṣṇុបានបង្កើតដោយព្រះអង្គផ្ទាល់ ជាទីរថ៌បរិសុទ្ធអាចបំពេញបំណងមនុស្ស; បន្ទាប់មកចូរឡើងលើវិមាននេះ។
It is still the system to go to places of pilgrimage and take a bath in the water there. In Vṛndāvana the people take baths in the river Yamunā. In other places, such as Prayāga, they take baths in the river Ganges. The words tīrtham āśiṣāṁ yāpakam refer to the fulfillment of desires by bathing in a place of pilgrimage. Kardama Muni advised his good wife to bathe in Lake Bindu-sarovara so that she could revive the former beauty and luster of her body.
FAQs
This verse describes a sacred lake (hṛda) as a tīrtha that can grant the blessings people seek, emphasizing purification and divine favor connected with holy places.
In the narrative, Kardama is arranging Devahuti’s purification and transformation before divine travel—immersion signifies cleansing and auspicious preparation for the next elevated experience.
Seek inner purification (through sincere sādhana like japa, prayer, and sattvic living) and approach sacred practices with faith, understanding that purity of heart is the gateway to higher spiritual progress.