Shloka 122
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
सोपवासो ब्रह्मतीर्थे मुक्तिभाङ्नात्र संशयः । स्थाणुतीर्थे ततः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा स्थाणुवटं नरः ॥ १२२ ॥
sopavāso brahmatīrthe muktibhāṅnātra saṃśayaḥ | sthāṇutīrthe tataḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā sthāṇuvaṭaṃ naraḥ || 122 ||
ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਤੀਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਵਾਸ ਸਮੇਤ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਭਾਗੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ—ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਨਹੀਂ। ਫਿਰ ਸਥਾਣੁ ਤੀਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਨਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਥਾਣੁ ਵਟ ਦਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰੇ ਤਾਂ ਪੁੰਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Narada (teaching the Sanatkumara brothers in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that tirtha-seva is completed through disciplined practice—fasting (upavāsa) at Brahma-tīrtha, followed by bathing (snāna) and sacred sight (darśana) at Sthāṇu-tīrtha—culminating in moksha-oriented merit.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent observance at holy places: self-restraint via fasting, purification via bathing, and devotional darśana of the sacred Sthāṇu-vata—outer acts that embody inner surrender and remembrance.
Ritual discipline is implied: the vrata principle of upavāsa (vow-based fasting) and tīrtha-vidhi (pilgrimage procedure) such as snāna and darśana—practical dharma conduct rather than technical śikṣā/vyākaraṇa.