Shloka 108
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
मधुस्रावेऽथप्रयातः स्नातो मुच्यते पातकैः । स्नात्वा तीर्थे च वासिष्ठे वासिष्ठं लोकमाप्नुयात् ॥ १०८ ॥
madhusrāve'thaprayātaḥ snāto mucyate pātakaiḥ | snātvā tīrthe ca vāsiṣṭhe vāsiṣṭhaṃ lokamāpnuyāt || 108 ||
பின்பு மதுஸ்ராவத்திற்கு சென்று அங்கு நீராடினால் பாவங்களிலிருந்து விடுபடுவான். வாசிஷ்ட தீர்த்தத்தில் நீராடி வாசிஷ்ட லோகத்தை அடைவான்.
Suta (narrating the tīrtha-māhātmya as part of the Uttara-Bhāga tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches tīrtha-sevā through snāna: bathing at specific sacred places is said to destroy pāpa (sin) and yield higher spiritual destinations, here culminating in attainment of Vasiṣṭha’s loka.
While not explicitly naming Viṣṇu-bhakti, it reflects Purāṇic bhakti-culture where reverence for holy places and sage-associated tīrthas is an outward devotional act that purifies the heart and aligns one with dharma.
Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snānā is a prescribed act for purification (śuddhi) and pāpa-kṣaya, showing applied dharma rather than technical Vedāṅga instruction like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.