Shloka 2
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
चैत्रमासे तु दिविजैर्यात्रेयं विहिता पुरा । तत्रस्थैः कामकुंडे तु स्नानपूजनतत्परैः ॥ २ ॥
caitramāse tu divijairyātreyaṃ vihitā purā | tatrasthaiḥ kāmakuṃḍe tu snānapūjanatatparaiḥ || 2 ||
चैत्रमासे पुरा देवैः यात्रेयम् विहिता; तत्र कामकुण्डे स्थितैः स्नानपूजनतत्परैः सेव्या॥
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya tradition)
Vrata: none (tirtha-yātrā observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It establishes Kāmakuṇḍa as a divinely sanctioned tirtha where Chaitra-time pilgrimage, sacred bathing, and worship are the core means of gaining religious merit (puṇya).
Bhakti is implied through pūjana (worship) performed with tatparatā—single-minded devotion—supported by purity practices like snāna at a sacred tirtha.
Kalpa/ritual discipline is highlighted: timing by lunar month (Chaitra) and the prescribed acts of snāna and pūjā as the practical framework of tirtha-observance.