Shloka 82

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

सर्वतीर्थफलं प्राप्य लभते गतिमुत्तमाम् । ततो व्यासवने गत्वा स्नात्वा तीर्थे मनोजवे ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

sarvatīrthaphalaṃ prāpya labhate gatimuttamām | tato vyāsavane gatvā snātvā tīrthe manojave || 82 ||

Translation

സകല തീർത്ഥഫലവും പ്രാപിച്ച് മനുഷ്യൻ ഉത്തമഗതി നേടുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് വ്യാസവനത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി മനോജവം എന്ന തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്താൽ കൂടുതൽ വിശുദ്ധി ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

सर्व-तीर्थ-फलम्the fruit of all tīrthas

प्राप्यhaving obtained

लभतेobtains

गतिम्a state/goal

उत्तमाम्supreme

ततःthen/from there

व्यासवनेin Vyāsa’s forest

गत्वाhaving gone

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

तीर्थेat the tīrtha

मनोजवेat Manojava (place)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Vyasa

Manojava (Tirtha)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares that visiting and performing tīrtha-snāna at the specified sacred places yields merit comparable to all pilgrimage-sites and leads toward the highest spiritual goal (uttamā gati).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Though the verse focuses on tīrtha-mahātmyā, it supports bhakti indirectly by prescribing reverent pilgrimage and ritual bathing as acts of faith and surrender that purify the devotee and orient the mind toward the supreme goal.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: the prescribed act is tīrtha-snāna at a named location, reflecting dharmic procedure for accruing puṇya through sanctioned sacred geography.