Shloka 43
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
समभ्यर्च्य शिवं ध्यायन्गणतां तु समाययौ । चंपकाख्यं पुण्यतीर्थं यद्गंगोत्तरवाहिनी ॥ ४३ ॥
samabhyarcya śivaṃ dhyāyangaṇatāṃ tu samāyayau | caṃpakākhyaṃ puṇyatīrthaṃ yadgaṃgottaravāhinī || 43 ||
ശിവനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആരാധിച്ച് ധ്യാനിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അവൻ ശിവഗണസ്ഥാനത്തെ പ്രാപിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് ഗംഗ ഉത്തരവാഹിനിയായി ഒഴുകുന്ന ചമ്പകനാമ പുണ്യതീർത്ഥത്തിലെത്തി.
Narada (narrating within the Tirtha-Mahatmya of Uttara-Bhaga; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage implied)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links worship (arcana) and meditation (dhyāna) on Śiva with spiritual elevation (attaining gaṇatā), and then situates the narrative in a highly meritorious tīrtha—Campaka—marked by the auspicious north-flowing Gaṅgā.
Bhakti here is shown as disciplined reverence—formal worship of Śiva coupled with sustained contemplation—yielding both inner transformation (spiritual proximity to Śiva, expressed as gaṇatā) and outer pilgrimage to a sanctifying tīrtha.
Ritual practice is implied through proper arcana (procedural worship aligned with Kalpa/ritual discipline), and sacred geography is emphasized through the tīrtha marker of a north-flowing Gaṅgā, a traditional sign used in tīrtha-identification and pilgrimage observance.