Shloka 3
The Determination of the Extent of the Sacred Field and Related Matters
Kurukṣetra Māhātmya
वसुरुवाच । श्रृणु मोहिनि वक्ष्यामि कुरुक्षेत्रं सुपुण्यदम् । यत्र गत्वा नरः स्नात्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३ ॥
vasuruvāca | śrṛṇu mohini vakṣyāmi kurukṣetraṃ supuṇyadam | yatra gatvā naraḥ snātvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 3 ||
ವಸು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ಮೋಹಿನಿ, ಕೇಳು; ನಾನು ಪರಮ ಪುಣ್ಯದಾಯಕ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವನ್ನು ವರ್ಣಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಗಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿದ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಎಲ್ಲ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Vasu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares Kurukṣetra as a supremely holy tīrtha where pilgrimage and sacred bathing function as a powerful prāyaścitta, freeing the pilgrim from accumulated sins.
By urging attentive listening and honoring a sacred place, the verse supports bhakti in practical form—faith-filled pilgrimage and tīrtha-snānā as devotional acts that purify the heart for higher devotion.
Ritual practice is implied: tīrtha-yātrā and snāna as prāyaścitta within dharma-śāstra style observance (proper place and act for purification), rather than a specific technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.