Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
इदं पुण्यतमं रम्यं पावनं धर्ममुत्तमम् । महीशीर्षमिदं गुह्यं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम्
idaṃ puṇyatamaṃ ramyaṃ pāvanaṃ dharmamuttamam | mahīśīrṣamidaṃ guhyaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam
Isto é o mais meritório e encantador—purificador e o mais elevado dharma. Este Mahīśīrṣa, sagrado e secreto, liberta de todos os pecados.
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धर्ममुत्तमम् = धर्मम् + उत्तमम्; महीशीर्षमिदं = महीशीर्षम् + इदम्.
The verse praises a supremely purifying, meritorious dharma associated with the sacred Mahīśīrṣa—presented as spiritually delightful and capable of elevating conduct and devotion.
It implies complete release from sins—typically through sincere engagement with a sacred practice, teaching, or tīrtha-mahātmya described in the surrounding passage.
In Purāṇic usage, 'guhya' often marks a teaching or sacred site as esoteric—meant to be approached with reverence, proper intention, and sometimes transmitted within a trusted instructional context.