Shloka 49
मित्रसह-राज्ञो रक्षत्व-शापकथा — The Curse that Turns King Mitrasaha into a Rakshasa
Vasiṣṭha’s Śāpa Narrative
तत्र तीर्थेषु सुस्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य महाबलम् । निर्धूताशेषपापौघोऽलभच्छंभोः परम्पदम्
tatra tīrtheṣu susnātvā samabhyarcya mahābalam | nirdhūtāśeṣapāpaugho'labhacchaṃbhoḥ parampadam
Di sana, setelah mandi dengan suci di tīrtha-tīrtha keramat dan memuja Tuhan Yang Maha Perkasa dengan sempurna, segala banjir dosa pun tersapu bersih; lalu ia mencapai kediaman tertinggi Śambhu—moksha yang dianugerahkan oleh rahmat Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Sthala Purana: Phala statement of the sthala: bathing properly in the tīrthas and worshipping Mahābala results in complete pāpa-nāśa and attainment of Śambhu’s parama-pada (mokṣa).
Significance: Frames liberation as Śiva’s anugraha: ritual purity (snāna) + devotion (arcana) culminate in removal of pāśa (bondage as pāpa/karma) for the paśu.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere tīrtha-bathing joined with Shiva’s worship (archana) purifies accumulated karmic impurities and culminates in Śambhu’s supreme state—moksha—attained through His grace rather than mere external acts.
In the Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s pilgrimage context, worship is typically directed to Shiva as the manifest Lord (Saguna), most often through Jyotirliṅga/Śivaliṅga archana; such devotion becomes a doorway to the supreme state of Shiva.
Perform tīrtha-snāna with purity of intention, then do Shiva-pūjā/archana (offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a concise practice aimed at purification and liberation.