Shloka 21
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
स्नात्वा संतर्प्य देवादीन्सन्निहत्याफलं लभेत् । अथैकादश लिंगानि भूतेशादीनि योऽर्चयेत् ॥ २१ ॥
snātvā saṃtarpya devādīnsannihatyāphalaṃ labhet | athaikādaśa liṃgāni bhūteśādīni yo'rcayet || 21 ||
സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ദേവന്മാരെയും മറ്റു ദിവ്യസത്ത്വങ്ങളെയും തർപ്പണാദികളാൽ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തിയാൽ ‘സന്നിഹത്യാ’ ഫലം ലഭിക്കും. തുടർന്ന് ഭൂതേശാദിയായ ഏകാദശ ലിംഗങ്ങളെ ആരാധിക്കുന്നവൻ ആ പുണ്യം പ്രാപിക്കും॥২১॥
Suta (narrating a Tirtha/ritual instruction within Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a disciplined ritual sequence—purification (snāna), propitiation (devatārpaṇa), and focused worship (liṅgārcana)—stating that such ordered practice yields sacrifice-like merit (yajña-phala).
Bhakti is expressed through reverent preparation and sustained worship: honoring the divine order (devas) and then concentrating devotion through liṅga-archana, indicating that devotion becomes most fruitful when performed with purity and proper rites.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the step-by-step ordering of acts—bathing, offerings to devas, and prescribed worship of specific liṅgas—showing how correct ritual sequencing is central to obtaining the intended religious merit.