Shloka 122
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
सोपवासो ब्रह्मतीर्थे मुक्तिभाङ्नात्र संशयः । स्थाणुतीर्थे ततः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा स्थाणुवटं नरः ॥ १२२ ॥
sopavāso brahmatīrthe muktibhāṅnātra saṃśayaḥ | sthāṇutīrthe tataḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā sthāṇuvaṭaṃ naraḥ || 122 ||
ബ്രഹ്മതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ ഉപവാസത്തോടെ കഴിയുന്നവൻ മോക്ഷഭാഗ്യൻ—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. തുടർന്ന് സ്ഥാണുതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് സ്ഥാണുവടം ദർശിച്ചാൽ പുണ്യം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Narada (teaching the Sanatkumara brothers in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that tirtha-seva is completed through disciplined practice—fasting (upavāsa) at Brahma-tīrtha, followed by bathing (snāna) and sacred sight (darśana) at Sthāṇu-tīrtha—culminating in moksha-oriented merit.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent observance at holy places: self-restraint via fasting, purification via bathing, and devotional darśana of the sacred Sthāṇu-vata—outer acts that embody inner surrender and remembrance.
Ritual discipline is implied: the vrata principle of upavāsa (vow-based fasting) and tīrtha-vidhi (pilgrimage procedure) such as snāna and darśana—practical dharma conduct rather than technical śikṣā/vyākaraṇa.