Shloka 53
Tīrtha-vidhi (Procedure for Holy Places) — Prayāgarāja-māhātmya
स जीवत्पितृको यस्तु तीर्थं प्राप्य विधानवित् । क्षौरं समाचरेन्नैव श्मश्रूणां वपनं सति ॥ ५३ ॥
sa jīvatpitṛko yastu tīrthaṃ prāpya vidhānavit | kṣauraṃ samācarennaiva śmaśrūṇāṃ vapanaṃ sati || 53 ||
स जीवत्पितृको यस्तु तीर्थं प्राप्य विधानवित् । क्षौरं समाचरेन्नैव श्मश्रूणां वपनं सति ॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha practices must follow dharma and family-status rules; certain acts like ritual shaving are context-sensitive and should not be done when one’s father is living.
Bhakti is expressed through disciplined obedience to prescribed conduct (ācāra) at holy places; devotion is not merely emotion but correct, respectful practice aligned with dharma.
Kalpa/ritual procedure (vidhāna) is implied—knowing the rules of rites (like kṣaura) and their eligibility conditions during tīrtha-yātrā.