Shloka 4
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
स्नात्वा प्रभासके तीर्थे सोमनाथं प्रपूज्य च । नरो मुक्तिमवाप्नोति सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम् ॥ ४ ॥
snātvā prabhāsake tīrthe somanāthaṃ prapūjya ca | naro muktimavāpnoti satyametanmayoditam || 4 ||
പ്രഭാസ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് സോമനാഥനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ മോക്ഷം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു—ഇത് ഞാൻ ഉച്ചരിച്ച സത്യം തന്നേ ॥ ४ ॥
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Prabhāsa-snānā (ritual bathing at the tīrtha) together with Somanātha-pūjā as a direct, purifying sādhanā whose fruit is mokṣa, emphasizing the salvific power of tīrtha-mahātmyas in the Uttara-bhāga.
Bhakti is expressed here as concrete devotional action—reverent worship (prapūjya) after tīrtha-snānā—showing that sincere, prescribed acts of devotion at a holy kṣetra are affirmed as spiritually transformative and liberating.
The verse primarily highlights kalpa-type practical ritual discipline (tīrtha-snānā and pūjā-vidhi). It does not directly teach technical Vedāṅga topics like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa, but it presumes correct ritual performance and pilgrimage observance.