Shloka 8
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
तत्क्षणान्नश्यते पापं तस्य लिंगस्य दर्शनात् । कृते तु त्र्यंबकं पूर्वं त्रेतायां कृत्तिवाससम् ॥ ८ ॥
tatkṣaṇānnaśyate pāpaṃ tasya liṃgasya darśanāt | kṛte tu tryaṃbakaṃ pūrvaṃ tretāyāṃ kṛttivāsasam || 8 ||
ਉਸ ਲਿੰਗ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਮਾਤਰ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਪਾਪ ਨਾਸ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਯੁਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਇਹ ‘ਤ੍ਰਯੰਬਕ’ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਤ੍ਰੇਤਾ ਯੁਗ ਵਿੱਚ ‘ਕ੍ਰਿੱਤਿਵਾਸਸ’ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਹੋਇਆ।
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana discourse in the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches the purifying power of darśana: simply seeing the sacred Śiva-liṅga is said to destroy pāpa immediately, emphasizing grace gained through direct sacred encounter at a tirtha.
It highlights bhakti through darśana—devotional seeing and reverent approach—where the devotee receives spiritual cleansing without complex prerequisites, underscoring the accessibility of devotion.
The verse uses yuga-based nomenclature (Kṛta/Tretā) to frame ritual tradition and divine epithets, aligning practice with Purāṇic calendrical/temporal understanding often applied alongside jyotiṣa (time-awareness for rites).