Shloka 14
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
विमलं नाम विख्यातं यत्र सन्निहितो हरिः । विमले तु नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा च विमलेश्वरम् ॥ १४ ॥
vimalaṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ yatra sannihito hariḥ | vimale tu naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā ca vimaleśvaram || 14 ||
‘विमल’ नावाने विख्यात असे पुण्यक्षेत्र आहे, जिथे हरि सन्निहित आहेत. विमलात स्नान करून आणि विमलेश्वराचे दर्शन घेऊन मनुष्य पवित्रता व पुण्य प्राप्त करतो.
Narada (as narrator within the tirtha-mahatmya dialogue, traditionally relaying sacred geography and its fruits)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Establishes sacred presence (Hari abiding at Vimala), then offers a calm, confidence-giving promise: bathing and darśana yield purification and merit."}
FAQs
It teaches that certain tīrthas are not merely geographic sites but living presences of the Divine; bathing (snāna) and darśana there are presented as direct means of inner purification and merit.
Bhakti is expressed through reverent pilgrimage actions—approaching Hari’s presence, bathing with faith, and taking darśana of Vimaleśvara—showing devotion as embodied practice, not only belief.
Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snana and deity-darśana as prescribed acts; the verse functions like a concise ritual injunction about what to do at Vimala.