Shloka 63
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
ततो नारायणं प्रार्च्य मुक्तिभागी नरो भवेत् । तप्तकुंडोदके स्नात्वा मूलचंडीशमर्चयेत् ॥ ६३ ॥
tato nārāyaṇaṃ prārcya muktibhāgī naro bhavet | taptakuṃḍodake snātvā mūlacaṃḍīśamarcayet || 63 ||
അതിനുശേഷം നാരായണനെ യഥാവിധി ആരാധിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ മോക്ഷഭാഗിയാകുന്നു. തപ്തകുണ്ഡത്തിലെ ജലത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് മൂലചണ്ഡീശനെ (ശിവനെ) അർച്ചിക്കണം.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a tirtha-based sādhanā: first worship of Nārāyaṇa for mokṣa-fruit, then purificatory bathing, followed by reverence to Caṇḍīśa—showing liberation-oriented pilgrimage worship.
Bhakti is shown as orderly and embodied: worship (arcana) of Nārāyaṇa, supported by tīrtha-snānā, culminating in respectful worship of Śiva as part of integrated dharma rather than sectarian separation.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the prescribed sequence of arcana and snāna at a specific tīrtha, emphasizing correct ritual order and place-based observance.