Shloka 46
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
श्रीतीर्थं च ततः प्राप्य शालग्राममनुत्तमम् । स्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य हरिं नित्यं पश्यति स्वांतिके स्थितम् ॥ ४६ ॥
śrītīrthaṃ ca tataḥ prāpya śālagrāmamanuttamam | snātvābhyarcya hariṃ nityaṃ paśyati svāṃtike sthitam || 46 ||
मग श्रीतीर्थ व अनुपम शालग्राम प्राप्त करून स्नान करून नित्य हरिचे पूजन करतो, आणि त्यांना आपल्या अगदी निकट स्थित पाहतो।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-yātrā becomes complete when joined with snāna (purificatory bathing) and nitya-arcana (daily worship) of Hari, culminating in intimate darśana—experiencing Viṣṇu as directly present.
Bhakti is shown as steady, daily practice: approaching a Viṣṇu-centered tīrtha and Śālagrāma, worshipping Hari consistently, and thereby gaining the grace to perceive Him ‘near at hand’ rather than as distant.
Ritual praxis is emphasized: tīrtha-snāna and arcana/abhyarcana (formal worship). While not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it reflects applied kalpa-style discipline—proper sacred bathing and daily pūjā as prescribed religious procedure.