Shloka 31
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
स्नात्वा सुरादीनभ्यर्च्य कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नरः । पांडुकूपे ततः स्नात्वा पांडवेश्वरमर्चयेत् ॥ ३१ ॥
snātvā surādīnabhyarcya kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ | pāṃḍukūpe tataḥ snātvā pāṃḍaveśvaramarcayet || 31 ||
स्नात्वा सुरादीन् अभ्यर्च्य नरः कृतकृत्यो भवेत्। ततः पाण्डुकूपे स्नात्वा पाण्डवेश्वरम् अर्चयेत्॥३१॥
Sūta (narrating Narada Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya dialogue in Book 2)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a complete tirtha-sequence: purification by snāna (ritual bath), honoring the devas through worship, and then focused darśana/arcana of the presiding deity (Pāṇḍaveśvara). The result is described as kṛtakṛtya—one who has spiritually “done what must be done” in that pilgrimage act.
Bhakti is expressed as disciplined devotion: first respectful worship of divine powers (surādīnāṁ abhyarcana) and then single-pointed worship of the main deity of the tirtha (Pāṇḍaveśvara-arcana). The verse frames devotion as embodied practice—bathing, offering, and reverent worship.
It highlights kalpa-style ritual procedure (a practical, Vedāṅga-aligned approach): the ordered performance of snāna and arcana at a tirtha, indicating correct sequencing of acts in pilgrimage observance.