Shloka 19
Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha
तत्फलं स्याद्दिनैकेन काश्यां पंचनदे ध्रुवम् । स्नात्वा पंचनदे तीर्थे कृत्वा च पितृतर्पणम् ॥ १९ ॥
tatphalaṃ syāddinaikena kāśyāṃ paṃcanade dhruvam | snātvā paṃcanade tīrthe kṛtvā ca pitṛtarpaṇam || 19 ||
அதே பலன் காசியின் பஞ்சநதத்தில் ஒரே நாளில் உறுதியாகக் கிடைக்கும்; பஞ்சநத தீர்த்தத்தில் நீராடி, பித்ரு தர்ப்பணம் செய்தால்.
Narada (teaching within a Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that Kāśī’s Pañcanada tirtha concentrates spiritual merit: a single day’s bath there, combined with pitṛ-tarpaṇa, yields assured fruit comparable to longer or harder practices elsewhere.
Though framed as a tirtha-rite, it supports bhakti-oriented dharma by directing the devotee to sacred places and acts done with śraddhā (reverence)—honoring the Pitṛs and sanctifying oneself through tīrtha-snān.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied—specifically the practice of snāna at a tīrtha and pitṛ-tarpaṇa (ancestral libations), a standard śrauta/smārta rite performed with proper intent and timing.