Shloka 26
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
प्रदक्षिणं प्रकुर्वीतं त्रीन्वारान्सुसमाहितः । दृष्ट्वा नश्यति यत्पापं सप्तजन्मसमुद्भवम् ॥ २६ ॥
pradakṣiṇaṃ prakurvītaṃ trīnvārānsusamāhitaḥ | dṛṣṭvā naśyati yatpāpaṃ saptajanmasamudbhavam || 26 ||
सुसमाहितः सन् त्रीन् वारान् प्रदक्षिणं कुर्यात्; तं साक्षात् दृष्ट्वैव सप्तजन्मसमुद्भवं पापं नश्यति।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined pradakshina (three circumambulations done with steadiness of mind) and sacred darshana have papa-nasha (sin-destroying) power, purifying even long-accumulated karmic impurities said to span seven births.
Bhakti is expressed here as reverent bodily service (pradakshina) joined with focused attention (susamāhitaḥ) and darshana—devotional encounter with the sacred—presented as a direct means of inner purification.
It highlights ritual procedure (prayoga) rather than a technical Vedanga: the practical rule of performing pradakshina three times with mental concentration, a common temple/tirtha observance aligned with dharma and devotional discipline.