Shloka 14
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
विमलं नाम विख्यातं यत्र सन्निहितो हरिः । विमले तु नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा च विमलेश्वरम् ॥ १४ ॥
vimalaṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ yatra sannihito hariḥ | vimale tu naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā ca vimaleśvaram || 14 ||
‘विमल’ इति विख्यातं पुण्यं क्षेत्रं यत्र हरिः सन्निहितः। विमले नरः स्नात्वा च ‘विमलेश्वर’ं दृष्ट्वा (पुण्यं विशुद्धिं च प्राप्नोति)॥
Narada (as narrator within the tirtha-mahatmya dialogue, traditionally relaying sacred geography and its fruits)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that certain tīrthas are not merely geographic sites but living presences of the Divine; bathing (snāna) and darśana there are presented as direct means of inner purification and merit.
Bhakti is expressed through reverent pilgrimage actions—approaching Hari’s presence, bathing with faith, and taking darśana of Vimaleśvara—showing devotion as embodied practice, not only belief.
Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snana and deity-darśana as prescribed acts; the verse functions like a concise ritual injunction about what to do at Vimala.