Shloka 76
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
चैत्रस्य सितभूतायां स्नानं कृत्वा विलेपके । पूजयित्वा शिवं भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ७६ ॥
caitrasya sitabhūtāyāṃ snānaṃ kṛtvā vilepake | pūjayitvā śivaṃ bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 76 ||
चैत्रमासे शुक्लपक्षे शुभतिथौ विलेपके स्नानं कृत्वा, भक्त्या शिवं पूजयित्वा, सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥
Narada (in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-snānā (sacred bathing) combined with heartfelt devotion in worship—here, Śiva-pūjā at Vilepaka during Caitra’s bright phase—functions as a purifying practice that removes accumulated pāpa (sin).
The verse makes bhakti the decisive element: bathing is performed, but liberation from sin is explicitly tied to worshiping Śiva “with devotion,” showing that inner reverence completes the external rite.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (lunar calendrics) are implied: it specifies the timing (Caitra, bright fortnight) and the prescribed act (tīrtha-snānā and pūjā) as a rule-based observance.