Shloka 73
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
तीर्थयात्रा वरारोहे कथिता पापनाशिनी । येन चैषा कृता दृष्टा सोऽपि वै मुक्तिभाग्भवेत् ॥ ७३ ॥
tīrthayātrā varārohe kathitā pāpanāśinī | yena caiṣā kṛtā dṛṣṭā so'pi vai muktibhāgbhavet || 73 ||
ഹേ സുന്ദരീ, ഈ തീർത്ഥയാത്ര പാപനാശിനിയെന്നു വർണ്ണിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; ഇത് ആചരിച്ച് തീർത്ഥദർശനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും മോക്ഷത്തിൽ പങ്കാളിയാകും.
Narada (teaching, addressing a noble lady interlocutor as 'varārohe')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage and tīrtha-darśana) to be pāpanāśinī—sin-destroying—and affirms that the sincere pilgrim becomes muktibhāg, a recipient of liberation.
By emphasizing darśana (reverent beholding) and purposeful undertaking of sacred journeys, it supports a bhakti-oriented practice where faith-filled engagement with holy places purifies the heart and prepares one for moksha.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; it focuses on applied Dharma—performing tīrtha-yātrā as a purificatory religious practice rather than technical disciplines like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.