Shloka 76
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
श्रवणात्तस्य तीर्थस्य नामसंकीर्तनादपि । मूर्धका नमनाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
śravaṇāttasya tīrthasya nāmasaṃkīrtanādapi | mūrdhakā namanādvāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Apenas por ouvir falar desse tīrtha sagrado, ou mesmo por entoar o seu nome, ou ainda por inclinar a cabeça em reverência, a pessoa se liberta de todos os pecados.
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Concept: Hearing, chanting, and humble reverence can liberate from sin—devotional contact is efficacious even without elaborate rites.
Application: Daily: recite or hear sacred place-names and Hari-nāma with attention; practice a small bow of gratitude before meals/temple/altar to cultivate humility and inner purification.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A humble devotee sits far from the confluence, eyes closed, listening as a sage recites ‘Prayāga’—and the sound becomes a luminous river-current flowing through the air into the listener’s heart. In a second vignette, the devotee bows their head, and a subtle halo of cleansing light rises like mist, dissolving dark stains into clear space.","primary_figures":["A sage reciter","A householder devotee","Subtle river-deities as sound-forms"],"setting":"Simple courtyard shrine with a small lamp and water pot; in the background, a visionary overlay of the Triveṇī Saṅgama appears like a mirage.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["lamp-gold","midnight blue","pearl white","smoky violet","river-teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: split-scene composition—left, a sage chanting the tīrtha name beside a lamp; right, the devotee bowing with hands folded as a radiant confluence aura descends; gold leaf on sound-wave halos, lamp flame, and the visionary river arc; rich maroons and greens with ornate borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate domestic scene with a seated listener and reciter, delicate sound-waves painted as pale ribbons leading to a faint confluence in the distance; cool nocturne palette, refined expressions, minimal yet poetic detailing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized figures with bold outlines—sage chanting, devotee bowing—surrounded by concentric sound-halos; simplified confluence motif above; strong red/yellow/green with blue-black background, mural symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central motif of a bowed head beneath a lotus-and-wave mandala; decorative borders of repeated ‘tīrtha’ wave patterns, peacocks perched near a lamp; deep blue cloth ground with gold and white linework, devotional ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft japa murmurs","single temple bell","gentle river ambience (imagined)","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रवणात्तस्य = श्रवणात् + तस्य; नामसंकीर्तनादपि = नाम + संकीर्तनात् + अपि; नमनाद्वापि = नमनात् + वा + अपि; मूर्धका read as मूर्धकात् (पञ्चमी) for syntactic parallelism.
FAQs
The verse states that even hearing about the tīrtha, chanting its name, or simply bowing one’s head in reverence can free one from all sins.
It highlights non-physical forms of contact with the sacred—listening, name-chanting, and reverent bowing—suggesting that devotional orientation can grant the tīrtha’s fruit even without direct pilgrimage.
It encourages humility and reverence (bowing), and promotes sacred remembrance (hearing and chanting), framing them as accessible disciplines for inner purification.