Shloka 45
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
शशोपाने नरः स्नात्वा देवान्पश्यति मोहिनि । वांछितांश्च लभेत्कामान्सत्यं सत्यं मयोदितम् ॥ ४५ ॥
śaśopāne naraḥ snātvā devānpaśyati mohini | vāṃchitāṃśca labhetkāmānsatyaṃ satyaṃ mayoditam || 45 ||
ഹേ മോഹിനീ! ശശോപാന തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ ദേവദർശനം പ്രാപിക്കുകയും അഭിലഷിതമായ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ നേടുകയും ചെയ്യും. സത്യം, സത്യം—ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിച്ചതിതാണ്.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It teaches the tīrtha-mahātmyā principle: bathing (snāna) at a consecrated sacred place like Śaśopāna is said to yield extraordinary merit, including divine vision (deva-darśana) and the fulfillment of worthy desires.
By presenting snāna at a tīrtha as a means to perceive the devas, the verse frames pilgrimage as a devotion-led practice where faith and reverence open the devotee to higher, divine experience.
Primarily Kalpa (ritual procedure): it emphasizes tīrtha-snānā as a prescribed dharmic act with specific phala (results), aligning with Purāṇic guidance on correct observance of sacred rites.