Shloka 34
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
उपवासं च दानं च स्नानं जप्यं च माधव होमयज्ञादिकं चान्यच्छुभं वाप्यशुभं विभो
upavāsaṃ ca dānaṃ ca snānaṃ japyaṃ ca mādhava homayajñādikaṃ cānyacchubhaṃ vāpyaśubhaṃ vibho
Wahai Mādhava, puasa, sedekah, mandi suci, dan japa (zikir/mantra); serta amalan lain seperti homa dan yajña—sama ada yang membawa keberkatan ataupun yang dianggap tidak baik, wahai Tuhan Yang Maha Agung—(semuanya dinilai dalam lingkungan kesucian ini).
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FAQs
Dharma is practiced through concrete disciplines—fasting, giving, purification, mantra, and sacrifice. The mention of ‘śubha/aśubha’ highlights that intention and sacred context can transform one’s relationship to action and its results, steering conduct toward purification and merit.
This is characteristic of Purāṇic dharma-śikṣā (religious instruction) attached to a tīrtha-mahātmya. It is not sarga/pratisarga proper; it functions as prescriptive teaching that commonly accompanies pilgrim-geography sections.
The list forms a ‘complete practice-set’: body (snāna, upavāsa), wealth/social duty (dāna), speech/mind (japa), and cosmic reciprocity (homa-yajña). Together they symbolize integrated sādhanā—purifying the whole person.