Shloka 3
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
कपिलानां सहस्रस्य सम्यग्दत्तस्य यत्फलं । तत्फलम् लभते मर्त्यः स्नानमात्रेण मोहिनि ॥ ३ ॥
kapilānāṃ sahasrasya samyagdattasya yatphalaṃ | tatphalam labhate martyaḥ snānamātreṇa mohini || 3 ||
ഹേ മോഹിനീ! ആയിരം കപില (ചുവപ്പുനിറമുള്ള) പശുക്കളെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ദാനം ചെയ്താൽ ലഭിക്കുന്ന പുണ്യഫലം, മനുഷ്യൻ വെറും സ്നാനമാത്രം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ നേടുന്നു.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates tīrtha-snāna as an exceptionally potent dharmic act, equating a single sacred bath with the vast merit of a properly performed go-dāna of a thousand kapilā cows.
By praising the sanctity of tīrthas, the verse supports bhakti-oriented practice: approaching holy places with faith and purity, where simple acts like snāna become offerings that generate great puṇya.
Ritual discipline (kalpa/ācāra) is implied through “samyag-datta” and “snāna-mātra”: correct procedure, purity rules, and proper intent determine the fruit of dāna and snāna.