Shloka 59
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य यशःस्थानं व्रजेन्नरः
koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya yaśaḥsthānaṃ vrajennaraḥ
Sesiapa yang mandi suci di Koṭitīrtha memperoleh pahala setara dengan sedekah seribu ekor lembu. Setelah melakukan pradakṣiṇā mengelilingi tempat suci itu dan kembali, dia mencapai kediaman yang masyhur, tempat kemuliaan dan nama baik.
Unspecified (tīrtha-māhātmya narration within Svarga-khaṇḍa; commonly framed as Pulastya speaking to Bhīṣma in Padma Purāṇa dialogues)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गोसहस्रफलं = गो + सहस्र + फलम् (समास); प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य = प्रदक्षिणम् + उपावृत्य; व्रजेन्नरः = व्रजेत् + नरः (त् + न → न्न).
FAQs
The verse prescribes bathing (snāna) at Koṭitīrtha and performing circumambulation (pradakṣiṇā) of the sacred site.
It states that bathing there yields merit equal to the fruit of gifting a thousand cows (go-sahasra-phala).
It emphasizes disciplined sacred action—purificatory bathing and reverential circumambulation—presenting pilgrimage as a structured form of devotion that leads to spiritual merit and lasting good repute.