Shloka 8
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
शोणस्य ज्योतिरथ्याश्च संगमे निवसञ्छुचिः । तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवानग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
śoṇasya jyotirathyāśca saṃgame nivasañchuciḥ | tarpayitvā pitṝndevānagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet
जो मनुष्य शोण व ज्योतिरथ्या यांच्या संगमस्थळी शुचिर्भूत होऊन निवास करतो आणि पितर व देव यांचे तर्पण करतो, तो अग्निष्टोम यज्ञासमान पुण्यफल प्राप्त करतो।
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: निवसञ्छुचिः = निवसन् + शुचिः; पितॄन्देवान् = पितॄन् + देवान्; देवानग्निष्टोमफलं = देवान् + अग्निष्टोम-फलम्.
FAQs
It presents the saṅgama as a tīrtha where residence in purity and proper rites amplify merit, equating simple devotional-ritual acts with major Vedic sacrifices.
Agniṣṭoma is a foundational Soma sacrifice in Vedic tradition; the verse claims that tīrtha-based purity and offerings (tarpaṇa) can yield comparable spiritual fruit, highlighting tīrtha-mahātmyas.
Śaucā (purity of conduct) and gratitude/continuity toward lineage and cosmic order through pitṛ- and deva-tarpaṇa are emphasized as the key disciplines leading to great merit.