Shloka 105
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
सुनंदा च सुवेणुश्च सप्तमी विमलोदका । तथैवौशनसे तीर्थे स्नात्वा मुच्येत पातकैः ॥ १०५ ॥
sunaṃdā ca suveṇuśca saptamī vimalodakā | tathaivauśanase tīrthe snātvā mucyeta pātakaiḥ || 105 ||
சுனந்தா, சுவேணு, சப்தமீ, விமலோதகா எனும் புனித நீர்களிலும், அதுபோல அவுசனஸ தீர்த்தத்திலும் நீராடினால் மனிதன் பாவங்களிலிருந்து விடுபடுவான்.
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents tīrtha-snānā (bathing at consecrated waters) as a recognized prāyaścitta: contact with sanctified waters and the merit of the place are said to loosen the bonds of pāpa (sin) and restore ritual-spiritual purity.
Though the verse focuses on tīrtha practice, the implied bhakti framework is reverential approach—going to sacred places connected with revered sages/deities and performing snāna with faith (śraddhā), which supports a devotional life oriented toward purification.
It aligns with Kalpa (ritual discipline): tīrtha-snānā as an expiatory act (prāyaścitta) and a dharmic observance, including the idea that specific named tīrthas have specific ritual-phala (results).