Shloka 95
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
मुक्तिं चैव जपेत्कर्णे शिष्टस्यानुगतस्य च । इदं धर्म्यमिदं मेध्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमिदं सुखम्
muktiṃ caiva japetkarṇe śiṣṭasyānugatasya ca | idaṃ dharmyamidaṃ medhyamidaṃ svargyamidaṃ sukham
मुक्तिं चैव जपेत्कर्णे शिष्टस्यानुगतस्य च। इदं धर्म्यमिदं मेध्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमिदं सुखम्॥
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Svarga-khaṇḍa 3.39 to attribute confidently).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; जपेत्कर्णे = जपेत् + कर्णे; शिष्टस्यानुगतस्य = शिष्टस्य + अनुगतस्य; धर्म्यमिदं = धर्म्यम् + इदम्; मेध्यमिदं = मेध्यम् + इदम्; स्वर्ग्यमिदं = स्वर्ग्यम् + इदम्.
FAQs
It recommends reciting (as a whispered japa) a liberating mantra into the ear of a righteous, well-disciplined person—implying careful transmission of sacred instruction to a qualified recipient.
They frame the act as (1) aligned with dharma, (2) ritually and morally purifying, (3) conducive to heavenly merit, and (4) productive of happiness and well-being.
The verse implies discernment and responsibility in spiritual instruction: sacred teachings are to be shared with those who are ethically grounded and committed to right conduct.