Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
वंशमूलं समासाद्य स्रात्वा स्वं वंशमुद्दरेत् । कायशोधनके स्नात्वा शुद्धदेहो हरिं विशेत् ॥ ४४ ॥
vaṃśamūlaṃ samāsādya srātvā svaṃ vaṃśamuddaret | kāyaśodhanake snātvā śuddhadeho hariṃ viśet || 44 ||
Достигнув самого корня своего рода и омывшись там, человек возвышает и искупает собственную родовую линию. Омывшись в Каяшодхане (тиртхе очищения тела), с очищенным телом он входит к Хари (Вишну).
Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches that tīrtha-snāna is not merely physical cleansing: bathing at a lineage-root tīrtha and at Kāyaśodhana purifies the person and generates merit that uplifts one’s entire family line, culminating in eligibility to attain Hari.
The verse links purification (śuddha-deha) with approaching Hari: ritual purity and sacred practice are presented as supportive steps that prepare the devotee for Vishnu-oriented attainment, reinforcing bhakti through disciplined tīrtha observance.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in practice—specifically tīrtha-snāna as a prescribed act for śuddhi (purification) and punya (merit), with an applied dharma outcome (lineage uplift and Hari-prāpti).