Shloka 2
The Determination of the Extent of the Sacred Field and Related Matters
Kurukṣetra Māhātmya
यत्सर्वतीर्थमुख्येषु कुरुक्षेत्रं शुभावहम् । पावनं सर्वलोकानां तन्ममाचक्ष्व सांप्रतम् ॥ २ ॥
yatsarvatīrthamukhyeṣu kurukṣetraṃ śubhāvaham | pāvanaṃ sarvalokānāṃ tanmamācakṣva sāṃpratam || 2 ||
സകല പ്രധാന തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിലുമെല്ലാം കുരുക്ഷേത്രം ശുഭം വരുത്തുന്നതും സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളെയും പാവനമാക്കുന്നതുമെന്നു പറയുന്നു—അതെനിക്ക് ഇപ്പോൾ പറഞ്ഞുതരിക.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates Kurukṣetra as foremost among tīrthas, emphasizing its power to confer auspiciousness and to purify beings across all realms—setting up the chapter’s Kurukṣetra-māhātmya.
While not naming a deity here, the verse frames tīrtha as a means of inner purification; in the Narada Purana’s devotional worldview, such purification supports steadiness in bhakti and sacred practices performed at holy sites.
The verse primarily reflects tīrtha-dharma (pilgrimage discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it points to the śāstric principle of choosing a ‘mukhya tīrtha’ for rites like snāna, dāna, and japa to maximize religious merit.