Shloka 31
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
स्नात्वा तत्र यशस्वी च रूपवांश्च नरो भवेत् । ततो वाराहतीर्थं च प्राप्य विष्णुप्रकल्पितम् ॥ ३१ ॥
snātvā tatra yaśasvī ca rūpavāṃśca naro bhavet | tato vārāhatīrthaṃ ca prāpya viṣṇuprakalpitam || 31 ||
तत्र स्नात्वा नरः यशस्वी रूपवान् च भवेत्। ततः विष्णुना प्रकल्पितं वाराहतीर्थं प्राप्य यथोचितं व्रजेत्॥३१॥
Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahatmya as part of the Narada Purana’s Uttara-bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents tīrtha-snāna as a purifying act that yields both inner merit (puṇya) and outward auspicious results (fame, beauty), and it frames Varāha Tīrtha as especially authoritative because it is ordained by Viṣṇu.
By directing the pilgrim toward a Viṣṇu-established tīrtha (Varāha Tīrtha), the verse links pilgrimage practice to Viṣṇu-centered reverence—devotion expressed through sacred travel, bathing, and honoring Viṣṇu’s manifestations such as Varāha.
Ritual application (Kalpa/Smārta practice) is implied: proper tīrtha-snāna and sequential yātrā (going from one sacred place to the next) as a codified religious observance within Purāṇic ritual culture.