Shloka 123
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
मुच्यते पातकैर्घोरैरितिप्राह पितामहः । दर्शनात्स्थाणुलिंगस्य यात्रा पूर्णा प्रजायते ॥ १२३ ॥
mucyate pātakairghorairitiprāha pitāmahaḥ | darśanātsthāṇuliṃgasya yātrā pūrṇā prajāyate || 123 ||
“ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ် အပြစ်များမှ လွတ်မြောက်သည်” ဟု ပိတామဟ (ဗြဟ္မာ) က ကြေညာတော်မူ၏။ စ္ထာဏု-လိင်္ဂ ကို မြင်ရုံဖြင့်ပင် ဘုရားဖူးခရီးသည် ပြည့်စုံအောင်မြင်လာသည်။
Narrator within the Tirtha-Mahatmya (citing Brahmā/Pitāmaha as authority)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that tirtha-prabhava can operate through darśana itself: seeing the Sthāṇu-liṅga is said (by Brahmā) to destroy grave sins and to make the yātrā spiritually complete.
Bhakti is expressed as reverent darśana—approaching the sacred form with faith; the verse emphasizes that sincere encounter (darśana) carries transformative merit beyond mere physical travel.
It aligns with Kalpa (ritual praxis): the result of a yātrā is validated by prescribed sacred acts such as darśana of a liṅga; the verse functions as a mahatmya-based ritual guideline for pilgrims.