Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Tirtha Circuit, Shloka 36

Prahlada’s Pilgrimage Circuit: Tirtha-Mahatmya from Naimisha to Rudrakoti and Shalagrama

Devanagari script

चाम्पेया भारुकच्छेया देविकातीरगाश्च ये ते तत्र शङ्करं द्रष्टुं समायाता द्विजातयः

Transliteration

cāmpeyā bhārukaccheyā devikātīragāśca ye te tatra śaṅkaraṃ draṣṭuṃ samāyātā dvijātayaḥ

Translation

चाम्पेयाः भारुकच्छेया देविकातीरगाश्च ये, ते तत्र शङ्करं द्रष्टुं समायाता द्विजातयः।

Speakers

• Narratorial continuation of the pilgrim-catalogue
• culminating in the purpose: Śaṅkara-darśana.

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Key Themes

• Darśana as a goal of pilgrimage
• Sacred riverbank communities
• Interlinking of tīrthas across regions

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does the verse emphasize by naming Cāmpā, Bhārukaccha, and Devikā’s banks?

It maps a pilgrimage catchment across multiple well-known locales and riverine zones, portraying the Sarasvatī tīrtha as a hub that draws ritual specialists from far and near.

What is meant by “Śaṅkaraṃ draṣṭum” in a tīrtha context?

It indicates darśana—encountering the deity through a shrine, liṅga, or manifested presence at the tīrtha. In māhātmya literature, such darśana is itself a salvific act and a principal motive for travel.

Does “Devikā-tīra-gāḥ” refer to a specific sacred river system?

Yes: it explicitly references the Devikā river and its banks as a recognized sacred geography. The phrase highlights that even communities anchored to another river’s tīrthas participate in the Sarasvatī pilgrimage circuit.