Shloka 11
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
दर्शनाद्देवदेवस्य ब्रह्महापि प्रमुच्यते । स्पर्शने पूजने चैव सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत् ॥ ११ ॥
darśanāddevadevasya brahmahāpi pramucyate | sparśane pūjane caiva sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet || 11 ||
ದೇವದೇವನ ಕೇವಲ ದರ್ಶನದಿಂದಲೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾಪಾಪಿಯೂ ಪಾಪದಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅವನ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ ಮತ್ತು ಪೂಜೆಯಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಯಜ್ಞಗಳ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-mahatmya discourse; teaching transmitted in the Narada Purana tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates bhakti-based contact with the Supreme—darśana (seeing), sparśa (touch), and pūjā (worship)—as a powerful purifier that can dissolve even grave sin and confer vast merit.
Bhakti is presented as directly transformative: simple, heartfelt engagement with the Lord (seeing, touching, worshipping) yields results traditionally associated with elaborate Vedic sacrifices.
Ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: proper pūjā and sacred observances at a deity/tīrtha are treated as efficacious acts, sometimes equated with the cumulative fruit of yajñas.