Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas
तस्मात्स्नानं च दानं च होमं जप्यं सुरार्चनम् । यत्किञ्चित्क्रियते तत्र तदक्षयमितीरितम् ॥ २१ ॥
tasmātsnānaṃ ca dānaṃ ca homaṃ japyaṃ surārcanam | yatkiñcitkriyate tatra tadakṣayamitīritam || 21 ||
तस्मात् तत्र स्नानं दानं होमं जप्यं सुरार्चनम्; यत्किञ्चित् क्रियते तत्र तदक्षयमिति कीर्तितम्॥
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework; tīrtha-mahātmya instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches that acts of dharma—snāna, dāna, homa, japa, and deva-worship—performed at a praised sacred site (tīrtha) become akṣaya, producing undiminishing spiritual merit.
By highlighting surārcana (worship) and japa, it frames devotion as concrete practice: reverent worship and mantra-recitation, especially when supported by tīrtha-sevā, amplify and stabilize one’s punya.
It points to ritual discipline: correct performance of homa (Kalpa-veda/ritual procedure) and proper japa/recitation (Śikṣā—phonetics and intonation), applied within tīrtha-oriented dharma.