Shloka 15
Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits
तत्र स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र स्वर्गबिंदुरिति श्रुतम्
tatra snātvārccayeddevaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | tato gaccheta rājeṃdra svargabiṃduriti śrutam
Setelah mandi di sana dan memuja dewa, seseorang dibebaskan daripada segala dosa. Kemudian, wahai raja segala raja, hendaklah ia menuju tempat yang masyhur disebut Svargabindu.
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (rājendra); likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue context for Svargakhaṇḍa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं→स्नात्वा+अर्चयेत्+देवम्; ततो→ततः; स्वर्गबिंदुरिति→स्वर्गबिन्दुः+इति
FAQs
It prescribes bathing at the sacred spot (snāna) and worshipping the deity there (arcana) as a means of being freed from sins.
Svargabindu is presented as a traditionally renowned sacred destination (a named tīrtha/place) to be visited next in the pilgrimage sequence.
It emphasizes disciplined pilgrimage conduct—purification through bathing, reverent worship, and then proceeding onward—linking outer ritual acts with inner moral cleansing.