Shloka 19
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
स्वर्गलोकमवाप्नोति यावदाभूत संप्लवम् । चतुर्द्दश्यां शुचौ भद्रे योऽर्चयेत्प्रयतः शिवम् ॥ १९ ॥
svargalokamavāpnoti yāvadābhūta saṃplavam | caturddaśyāṃ śucau bhadre yo'rcayetprayataḥ śivam || 19 ||
हे भद्रे, जो शुद्ध व संयमी होऊन चतुर्दशीला शिवाचे पूजन करतो, तो स्वर्गलोकास प्राप्त होऊन भूतसम्प्लव म्हणजे महाप्रलय येईपर्यंत तेथे राहतो।
Narada
Vrata: Śiva-caturdaśī worship (general; month not specified here)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic principle that disciplined, pure worship of Śiva on an auspicious tithi (caturdaśī) yields a vast merit (puṇya) culminating in long residence in Svarga, lasting until pralaya.
Bhakti here is expressed as arcanā—focused worship done with inner restraint (prayataḥ) and outer purity (śuci). The verse teaches that sincere devotional observance, aligned with sacred time, produces powerful spiritual results.
It relies on Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga time-reckoning through the tithi “caturdaśī,” showing how ritual efficacy in Purāṇic practice is linked to calendrical precision and purity observances.