Shloka 50
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
पृथिवीविवरद्वारि स्थितो गणपतिः स्वयम् । तं दृष्ट्वाथ समभ्यर्च्य यज्ञस्य फलमाप्नुयात् ॥ ५० ॥
pṛthivīvivaradvāri sthito gaṇapatiḥ svayam | taṃ dṛṣṭvātha samabhyarcya yajñasya phalamāpnuyāt || 50 ||
ഭൂമിയിലെ പിളർപ്പിന്റെ ദ്വാരത്തിൽ സ്വയം ഗണപതി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു. അവനെ ദർശിച്ച് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആരാധിച്ചാൽ യജ്ഞഫലം ലഭിക്കും॥৫০॥
Narada (in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition; Uttara-Bhaga tirtha narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that sacred-site darśana (beholding the deity) combined with proper arcana (worship) can confer yajña-phala—ritual merit—showing the Purāṇic principle that devotion at a tirtha can equal major Vedic sacrificial results.
Bhakti is expressed through direct darśana of Gaṇapati and reverent worship; the verse emphasizes that sincere worship at a holy locus transforms spiritual effort into tangible merit, aligning ritual fruit with devotional practice.
It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure) in the instruction “samabhyarcya”—worship according to proper method—implying correct rites/offerings at a tirtha as a means to obtain yajña results.