Shloka 136
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
इति श्रीहृहन्नारदीयपुराणे बृहदुपाख्याने उत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनीसंवादे कुरुक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये तीर्थयात्रावर्णनं नाम पञ्चषष्टितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६५ ॥
iti śrīhṛhannāradīyapurāṇe bṛhadupākhyāne uttarabhāge vasumohinīsaṃvāde kurukṣetramāhātmye tīrthayātrāvarṇanaṃ nāma pañcaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 65 ||
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ ப்ருஹந்நாரதீய புராணத்தின் ப்ருஹதுபாக்யான உத்தரபாகத்தில், வசு–மோகினீ உரையாடலுக்குள் உள்ள குருக்ஷேத்ர மாஹாத்ம்யத்தில் ‘தீர்த்தயாத்திரை வர்ணனம்’ எனும் அறுபத்தைந்தாம் அதிகாரம் நிறைவுற்றது।
Sūta (colophon/end-of-chapter formula; narrative frame rather than a spoken verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It functions as a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 65, framing the tīrtha-yātrā teaching as part of Kurukṣetra’s sanctity (māhātmya) and preserving the textual lineage and context for ritual-pilgrimage practice.
Indirectly: by situating pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) within a māhātmya, it supports bhakti through sacred geography—visiting revered places with faith as an aid to remembrance, purification, and devotion-oriented discipline.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this colophon; it primarily provides textual organization—chapter title, section, and dialogue frame—useful for accurate citation and ritual-reading (pāṭha) referencing.