Shloka 2
Kurukṣetra and Sarasvatī Tīrthas: Pilgrimage Itinerary and the Sanctification of Rāma-hrada
Paraśurāma’s Lakes
कुरुक्षेत्रं गमिष्यामि कुरुक्षेत्रे वसाम्यहम् । य एवं सततं ब्रूयात्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
kurukṣetraṃ gamiṣyāmi kurukṣetre vasāmyaham | ya evaṃ satataṃ brūyātsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
“मी कुरुक्षेत्रास जाईन; मी कुरुक्षेत्रात वास करतो”—जो असे सतत म्हणतो, तो सर्व पापांपासून मुक्त होतो।
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वसाम्यहम् = वसामि + अहम् (इ + अ → य). ब्रूयात्सर्वपापैः = ब्रूयात् + सर्वपापैः (त् + स → त्स).
FAQs
It presents Kurukṣetra as a highly sanctifying sacred region (kṣetra) whose remembrance and affirmation are themselves treated as spiritually efficacious, not only physical travel.
By recommending continual repetition (“satataṃ brūyāt”), it aligns with japa-like remembrance: sustained verbal recollection of a holy place is said to purify and remove sin.
Consistent intention and remembrance matter: even before (or alongside) pilgrimage, cultivating steady reverence and truthful resolve toward dharmic sacred spaces is portrayed as purificatory.