Shloka 51
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
त्रिविधेभ्योऽपि पापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । चमसोद्भेदके स्नात्वा पिंडदानं करोति यः ॥ ५१ ॥
trividhebhyo'pi pāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | camasodbhedake snātvā piṃḍadānaṃ karoti yaḥ || 51 ||
ചമസോദ്ഭേദകത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് പിണ്ഡദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ, സംശയമില്ലാതെ ത്രിവിധ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുപോലും മോചിതനാകും.
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya, within the Narada–Sanatkumara teaching lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-snāna (pilgrimage bathing) combined with piṇḍadāna for the ancestors functions as a powerful prāyaścitta, capable of removing even “threefold” sins.
While framed as a tīrtha-mahātmya and ritual act, it supports bhakti culture by directing devotees to sacred places and prescribed acts of reverence (including pitṛ-sevā), which are treated as spiritually purifying supports to a dharmic life.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse highlights correct performance of snāna at a specified tīrtha and the rite of piṇḍadāna as an expiatory and ancestral-duty practice.