Shloka 21
The Determination of the Extent of the Sacred Field and Related Matters
Kurukṣetra Māhātmya
अत्र स्नाता नरा देवि लभंते पुण्यमक्षयम् । मृता विमानमारुह्य ब्रह्मलोकं व्रजंति च ॥ २१ ॥
atra snātā narā devi labhaṃte puṇyamakṣayam | mṛtā vimānamāruhya brahmalokaṃ vrajaṃti ca || 21 ||
தேவி! இங்கு நீராடும் மனிதர்கள் அழியாத புண்ணியத்தைப் பெறுவர்; மரணத்திற்குப் பின் தெய்வ விமானத்தில் ஏறி பிரம்மலோகத்திற்கும் செல்வர்.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares the tirtha’s power: bathing there grants akṣaya-puṇya (inexhaustible merit) and yields an exalted post-mortem destination—Brahmaloka—signifying the extraordinary efficacy of that sacred place.
Although it highlights a tirtha-rite (snāna), the implied bhakti element is reverent approach to the sacred—faithfully honoring the divine presence in the tirtha—through which grace-bearing merit and higher lokas are attained.
Ritual practice aligned with Dharma is emphasized—tīrtha-snāna as a purifying act—rather than a technical Vedanga topic like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this specific verse.