Shloka 4
Sequential Description of Pilgrimage Fords and Their Merits
Tīrtha-Itinerary
तत्र कर्णह्रदे स्नात्वा देवमभ्यर्च्य शंकरम् । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति
tatra karṇahrade snātvā devamabhyarcya śaṃkaram | na durgatimavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati
ທີ່ນັ້ນ ເມື່ອອາບນ້ຳໃນ ກັນນະ-ຫຣະດະ ແລະບູຊາພຣະເທວະ ສັງກະຣະ (ພຣະສິວະ) ແລ້ວ ຜູ້ນັ້ນບໍ່ຕົກສູ່ຄະຕິອັນຊົ່ວ ແລະໄປສູ່ສະຫວັນໂລກ.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: देवम् + अभ्यर्च्य → देवमभ्यर्च्य; दुर्गतिम् + अवाप्नोति → दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति (व्यञ्जनसन्धि)।
FAQs
It presents tīrtha-bathing as a purificatory act that, when paired with worship, is said to prevent a “bad destiny” (durgati) and lead to heavenly attainment.
The verse links the fruit (avoidance of durgati and reaching svarga) explicitly to worshipping Śaṅkara after bathing at the sacred lake.
It implies disciplined sacred practice: combining bodily purification (snāna) with reverent worship (abhyarcana) as a complete religious act rather than a mere ritual bath.