Shloka 84
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
स्नात्वा देवानृषीनिष्ट्वा लभते सिद्धिमुत्तमाम् । कौशिकीसंगमे तीर्थे दृषद्वत्यां नरः प्लुतः ॥ ८४ ॥
snātvā devānṛṣīniṣṭvā labhate siddhimuttamām | kauśikīsaṃgame tīrthe dṛṣadvatyāṃ naraḥ plutaḥ || 84 ||
तेथे स्नान करून आणि देव व ऋषी यांचे विधिपूर्वक पूजन करून मनुष्य उत्तम सिद्धी प्राप्त करतो। कौशिकी-संगम तीर्थी दृषद्वतीत डुबकी घेणारा नर हे फळ पावतो।
Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya discourse; traditionally framed as Narada’s teaching within the Purana)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Ritual immersion and worship of gods and sages culminates in serene assurance of ‘highest siddhi’ at the river-confluence tīrtha."}
FAQs
It teaches that bathing (snāna) at a specified confluence-tīrtha, coupled with reverent worship of Devas and Ṛṣis, yields “uttamā siddhi”—a supreme spiritual fruition attributed to that sacred geography.
Bhakti here appears as reverential service—worshipping divine and saintly beings with faith after purification by snāna—showing that sacred acts become spiritually potent when performed with devotion and proper honoring of higher beings.
Ritual application is emphasized: tīrtha-snana and iṣṭi (worship/propitiation) as dharmic procedure—timely bathing, immersion, and offerings to Devas and Ṛṣis—rather than a technical Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.