Shloka 2
The Greatness of Śukla Tīrtha: Bathing, Fasting, Charity, and Śiva Worship
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । शुक्लतीर्थस्य चोत्पत्तिं शृणु त्वं पांडुनंदन
tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | śuklatīrthasya cotpattiṃ śṛṇu tvaṃ pāṃḍunaṃdana
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेन्द्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । शुक्लतीर्थस्य चोत्पत्तिं शृणु त्वं पाण्डुनन्दन ॥
Pulastya (to Bhīṣma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शुक्लतीर्थस्य+च+उत्पत्तिम् → शुक्लतीर्थस्य चोत्पत्तिं (च+उ → चो); राजेंद्र = राजेन्द्र (ए/े लिप्यन्तर)
FAQs
It states that bathing there (tatra snātvā) frees a person from all sins (sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate).
The speaker introduces the forthcoming account of the origin (utpatti) of Śukla-tīrtha.
The addressee is called both “best of kings” (rājendra) and “son of Pāṇḍu” (pāṇḍunandana), indicating a royal listener identified with the Pāṇḍava lineage (commonly Bhīṣma as the listener in the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue framework).