Shloka 72
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
तत्र स्नात्वा च तौ दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा मोक्षं लभेन्नरः । नागह्रदे ततो गत्वा स्नात्वा चैत्रे सितांतके ॥ ७२ ॥
tatra snātvā ca tau dṛṣṭvā stutvā mokṣaṃ labhennaraḥ | nāgahrade tato gatvā snātvā caitre sitāṃtake || 72 ||
तत्र स्नात्वा तौ च दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा च नरः मोक्षं लभते। ततः नागह्रदं गत्वा चैत्रस्य शुक्लान्ते स्नात्वा (पुण्यं प्राप्नोति)॥
Narada (in a tirtha-mahatmya narration, traditionally within Suta’s broader recital)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents tīrtha-snāna (sacred bathing), darśana (beholding holy beings/deities), and stuti (praise) as a combined sādhana that culminates in mokṣa, emphasizing pilgrimage as a liberation-oriented discipline in Uttara-bhāga.
Bhakti appears through stuti and reverential darśana—devotional praise and heartfelt recognition of sacred presences—framed as efficacious when performed with purity (snāna) at a sanctified place.
It highlights calendrical observance (Jyotiṣa/Vedic time-keeping): performing the bath specifically in the month of Caitra and at the end of the bright fortnight (śukla-pakṣa), showing how ritual merit is tied to precise tithi/pakṣa timing.