Shloka 21
Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas
तस्मात्स्नानं च दानं च होमं जप्यं सुरार्चनम् । यत्किञ्चित्क्रियते तत्र तदक्षयमितीरितम् ॥ २१ ॥
tasmātsnānaṃ ca dānaṃ ca homaṃ japyaṃ surārcanam | yatkiñcitkriyate tatra tadakṣayamitīritam || 21 ||
Oleh itu, mandi suci, sedekah, homa (persembahan api), japa (zikir mantra), dan pemujaan para dewa—apa jua yang dilakukan di sana—dinyatakan sebagai pahala yang tidak susut (akṣaya).
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework; tīrtha-mahātmya instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that acts of dharma—snāna, dāna, homa, japa, and deva-worship—performed at a praised sacred site (tīrtha) become akṣaya, producing undiminishing spiritual merit.
By highlighting surārcana (worship) and japa, it frames devotion as concrete practice: reverent worship and mantra-recitation, especially when supported by tīrtha-sevā, amplify and stabilize one’s punya.
It points to ritual discipline: correct performance of homa (Kalpa-veda/ritual procedure) and proper japa/recitation (Śikṣā—phonetics and intonation), applied within tīrtha-oriented dharma.