Shloka 29
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
उषित्वा तत्र मासार्द्धं षण्णां विश्वजितां फलम् । दशायुतानां तु गवां दानपुण्यं विदुर्बुधाः ॥ २९ ॥
uṣitvā tatra māsārddhaṃ ṣaṇṇāṃ viśvajitāṃ phalam | daśāyutānāṃ tu gavāṃ dānapuṇyaṃ vidurbudhāḥ || 29 ||
तत्र मासार्धं निवसन् षण्णां विश्वजितां फलं लभते। तथा दशायुतगवां दानपुण्यं बुधैः प्रकीर्तितम्॥
Narada (teaching within a Tirtha-Mahatmya passage, Uttara-Bhaga style)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From disciplined residence (austerity-like) to amazement at the vast, quantified merit—yajña-fruit and massive dāna-fruit—said to accrue."}
FAQs
It teaches a Mahatmya principle: sincere residence/observance at a sacred tīrtha can confer immense merit equivalent to major Vedic sacrifices and vast charity, emphasizing the power of holy places and disciplined stay (vāsa).
Though framed in ritual merit, the verse supports Bhakti-oriented pilgrimage: staying at a tīrtha typically implies worship, remembrance, and service—acts that concentrate devotion and are praised as highly efficacious.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Dharmaśāstra-style merit accounting—linking tīrtha-vāsa to the phala of a named yajña (Viśvajit) and to dāna standards (gau-dāna quantified as daśāyuta).