Shloka 110
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
एवमेषा महाभाग प्रतिष्ठाने प्रतिष्ठिता । तीर्थयात्रा महापुण्या सर्वपापप्रमोचनी
evameṣā mahābhāga pratiṣṭhāne pratiṣṭhitā | tīrthayātrā mahāpuṇyā sarvapāpapramocanī
ହେ ମହାଭାଗ! ଏଭଳି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନରେ ଏହି ତୀର୍ଥଯାତ୍ରା ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ହେଲା; ଏହା ମହାପୁଣ୍ୟଦାୟିନୀ ଓ ସର୍ବପାପପ୍ରମୋଚିନୀ।
Unspecified (narrator/teacher addressing a listener as 'mahābhāga')
Concept: Tīrtha-yātrā, when established with proper vidhi, is mahāpuṇyā and functions as sarva-pāpa-pramocanī (universal sin-release).
Application: Undertake pilgrimages (or local temple circuits) with method: purity, restraint, charity, and remembrance—treat travel as sādhana, not tourism.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pratiṣṭhāna appears as an ancient riverside city with stepped ghāṭas, banners, and a central shrine where pilgrims gather to receive the ‘vidhi’ of earth-pilgrimage. A sage-teacher gestures toward a mandala-like map of tīrthas, while devotees hold water pots and prayer beads, their faces lit with hope of purification.","primary_figures":["sage-teacher (unnamed narrator figure)","pilgrims","local priests"],"setting":"riverside ghāṭa and temple precinct in Pratiṣṭhāna, with processional flags, incense, and a teaching pavilion","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp-flame amber","stone ochre","river teal","saffron","white jasmine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Pratiṣṭhāna ghāṭa with a central Viṣṇu shrine, pilgrims receiving instruction from a sage; gold leaf on temple vimāna, halos, and lamp flames; rich reds/greens, ornate borders, jewel-like detailing on vessels and ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant ghāṭa steps descending to calm water, a sage teaching under a canopy, pilgrims with lotā and mālā; soft pastel sky, cool river tones, delicate architecture, refined facial features and gentle devotional mood.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized temple façade and ghāṭa, sage with expressive eyes pointing to a tīrtha-mandala diagram, devotees in orderly rows; bold outlines, natural pigments, dominant reds/yellows/greens, mural symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Pratiṣṭhāna rendered as a sacred mandala-city with lotus borders; pilgrims arranged in rhythmic patterns, lamps and floral garlands; deep blue background with gold highlights, intricate textile motifs and peacocks along the margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["temple bells","murmured mantras","incense crackle","soft conch shell","water lapping at ghāṭa"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: evam + eṣā → evameṣā (vowel sandhi).
FAQs
It presents Pratiṣṭhāna as an established sacred center where pilgrimage is especially meritorious and spiritually purifying.
It emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā as “mahāpuṇyā” (highly merit-giving) and “sarvapāpapramocanī” (a remover of all sins), highlighting purification through sacred travel and practice.
The verse encourages intentional acts of devotion and discipline—such as pilgrimage—as means to moral cleansing and renewal, rather than remaining complacent in wrongdoing.