Shloka 66

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

रुद्रकोटिस्तथा कूपे सरोमध्ये व्यस्थिता । तस्मिन्सरसि यः स्नात्वा रुद्रकोटिं स्मरेन्नरः ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

rudrakoṭistathā kūpe saromadhye vyasthitā | tasminsarasi yaḥ snātvā rudrakoṭiṃ smarennaraḥ || 66 ||

Translation

रुद्रकोटिस्तथा कूपे सरोमध्ये व्यवस्थिताः। तस्मिन्सरसि यः स्नात्वा रुद्रकोटिं स्मरेन्नरः॥

Word by Word

रुद्र-कोटिःRudra-koṭi (name/‘crore of Rudras’)

तथाlikewise/also

कूपेin a well

सरो-मध्येin the middle of the lake

व्यस्थिताsituated/established

तस्मिन्in that

सरसिin the lake

यःwho

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

रुद्र-कोटिम्Rudra-koṭi (object of remembrance)

स्मरेत्should remember

नरःa man/person

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Rudra

Rudrakoti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that a tirtha’s power is accessed through both ritual action (snāna—bathing) and inner practice (smaraṇa—remembering the sacred Rudrakoṭi), linking external pilgrimage with internal devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By emphasizing smaraṇa (remembrance) alongside bathing, the verse points to bhakti as mindful recollection of the divine presence at a holy place, not merely physical travel or ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: performing tīrtha-snānā and the accompanying smaraṇa as part of prescribed pilgrimage conduct to obtain spiritual merit (puṇya).