Shloka 115
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
यस्मिन्प्रविष्टमात्रस्तु मुच्यते सर्वसंचयैः । अथादित्यवनं प्राप्य दर्शनादेव मुक्तिभाक् ॥ ११५ ॥
yasminpraviṣṭamātrastu mucyate sarvasaṃcayaiḥ | athādityavanaṃ prāpya darśanādeva muktibhāk || 115 ||
அந்தப் புனிதத் தலத்தில் வெறும் நுழைவு மட்டுமே செய்தாலும் மனிதன் எல்லாப் பாபச் சேர்க்கையிலிருந்தும் விடுபடுகிறான். ஆகவே ஆதித்யவனத்தை அடைந்து அதன் தரிசனமாத்திரத்தாலேயே மோட்சப் பங்காளியாகிறான்.
Narada (as narrator of the tirtha-mahatmya within the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares the extraordinary purifying power of a tirtha: merely entering it dissolves accumulated pāpa/karma, and simply seeing Āditya-vana grants eligibility for mokṣa.
By emphasizing darśana (reverent seeing) of a sacred site linked with Āditya, it highlights a bhakti-oriented principle: sincere approach and holy sight itself becomes a means of grace and inner release.
The verse primarily teaches tirtha-mahātmyas (pilgrimage theology) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it underscores the ritual principle of darśana as a valid spiritual act within dharma practice.