Shloka 28
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
कोटितीर्थान्युपाहृत्य स्थापितानि महात्मना । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा कोटीश्वरं हरम् ॥ २८ ॥
koṭitīrthānyupāhṛtya sthāpitāni mahātmanā | tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā koṭīśvaraṃ haram || 28 ||
कोटितीर्थानि समाहृत्य महात्मना तत्र स्थापितानि । तस्मिन् तीर्थे स्नात्वा कोटीश्वरं हरिं दृष्ट्वा नरः फलमाप्नोति ॥
Narada (narration within the Tirtha-Mahatmya section; traditional dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that a single empowered tīrtha can concentrate the merit of innumerable pilgrimage sites; bathing (snāna) and darśana of Koṭīśvara (Hara) at that spot is praised as yielding the fruit of “crores of tīrthas.”
Bhakti is expressed here through tīrtha-sevā: ritual bathing and reverential darśana of the Lord (Koṭīśvara/Hara). The verse highlights grace accessed by simple devotional acts—snāna and दर्शन—performed with faith at a sanctified place.
Ritual practice connected to Kalpa (procedural discipline) is implied: tīrtha-snāna and deity-darśana as prescribed acts in pilgrimage-mahātmyas, emphasizing correct performance of sacred bathing and worship at a designated tīrtha.