Shloka 26
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
भक्त्या प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा गत्वा कल्पवटं नरः । सहसोज्झति पापौघं जीर्णां त्वचमिवोरगः ॥ २६ ॥
bhaktyā pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā gatvā kalpavaṭaṃ naraḥ | sahasojjhati pāpaughaṃ jīrṇāṃ tvacamivoragaḥ || 26 ||
ເມື່ອບຸກຄົນໜຶ່ງ ດ້ວຍພັກຕິ ໄດ້ເດີນວຽນປະທັກສິນາຢ່າງເຄົາລົບ ແລະໄປເຖິງກັລປະວະຕະ, ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະສະລັດທິ້ງກອງບາບອັນຫຼາຍທັນທີ—ເຫມືອນງູປ່ຽນຜິວເກົ່າຂອງມັນ.
Sūta (narrating the tīrtha-māhātmya section of the Uttara-bhāga)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with active devotion (circumambulation), then resolves into relief and purity as sins fall away instantly, illustrated by the calm, natural metaphor of a snake shedding skin."}
FAQs
It teaches that devotional pradakṣiṇā and visiting the Kalpavaṭa tīrtha produce rapid pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of accumulated sin), symbolized by the snake’s effortless shedding of an old skin.
Bhakti is shown as the activating force behind the act: the outer rite (pradakṣiṇā and tīrtha-gamana) becomes spiritually potent when performed with heartfelt devotion, leading to inner purification.
Kalpa (the Vedāṅga of ritual procedure) is implied through the correct performance of pradakṣiṇā—clockwise circumambulation as a prescribed act of worship in tīrtha and temple practice.