Shloka 47
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
तत्राप्लुतो नरो भूयाद्वासवस्य प्रियोऽतिथिः । जह्नुह्रदे महातीर्थे स्नातो मर्त्यो हि मोहिनि ॥ ४७ ॥
tatrāpluto naro bhūyādvāsavasya priyo'tithiḥ | jahnuhrade mahātīrthe snāto martyo hi mohini || 47 ||
हे मोहिनी, जो मनुष्य तेथे—जह्नुह्रद नावाच्या महातीर्थात—स्नान करतो, तो पुन्हा वासव (इंद्र) याचा प्रिय अतिथी होतो.
Narada (narrating a Tirtha-Mahatmya section in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states the tīrtha-phala (result of a sacred bath): bathing at Jahnu-hrada grants great merit, expressed as gaining honored access to Vāsava (Indra), i.e., elevated heavenly hospitality/status.
Though framed as a tīrtha-mahātmya, it supports bhakti indirectly by prescribing faith-filled pilgrimage and ritual purity as supportive acts (aṅga) that prepare the mind for devotion and dharma.
Kalpa-oriented ritual practice is implied: tīrtha-snāna (holy bathing) as a regulated rite with a stated phala (result), typical of dharma-śāstra and purāṇic ritual instruction.