Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 53
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
कोनटे कोटितीर्थे च कुब्जके च कृसोदरि निथ्कामेन कृतं स्नानं ततो ऽभ्यागां तवाश्रमम्
konaṭe koṭitīrthe ca kubjake ca kṛsodari nithkāmena kṛtaṃ snānaṃ tato 'bhyāgāṃ tavāśramam
នៅ Konaṭa នៅ Koṭitīrtha និងនៅ Kubjaka ផងដែរ ឱ នារីចង្កេះស្ដើង ខ្ញុំបានធ្វើស្នានដោយគ្មានបំណងប្រាថ្នា; បន្ទាប់មកខ្ញុំបានមកដល់អាស្រាមរបស់អ្នក។
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FAQs
The explicit niṣkāma (desireless) motive elevates the act of tīrtha-snāna from merit-seeking to dharma performed as offering. The teaching aligns with the broader Indian ethic that inner intention determines the spiritual fruit of outer rites.
It functions as dharma/ācāra instruction embedded in narrative—typical Purāṇic usage where pilgrimage lists are framed as testimony. It is not a primary pañcalakṣaṇa pillar but a practical-theological adjunct.
The movement from tīrthas to an āśrama symbolizes the transition from public sanctuaries to the concentrated spiritual discipline of a hermitage; ‘niṣkāma’ marks the innerization of pilgrimage—turning geography into a vehicle for renunciation.