Shloka 47
कपिलाह्रदमासाद्य स्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य सुरान्पितॄन् । सहस्रकपिलापुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ ४७ ॥
kapilāhradamāsādya snātvābhyarcya surānpitṝn | sahasrakapilāpuṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 47 ||
కపిలాహ్రదాన్ని చేరి అక్కడ స్నానం చేసి దేవతలను, పితృదేవతలను ఆరాధిస్తే, వెయ్యి కపిలా గోవుల దానంతో సమానమైన పుణ్యాన్ని పొందుతాడు—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు।
Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches the tirtha-mahatmya principle: bathing at Kapilā-hrada and offering worship to devas and pitṛs generates exceptionally high puṇya, equated here with the famed merit of donating a thousand kapilā (tawny) cows.
Bhakti is expressed through reverent action—approaching a sacred place, performing snāna with faith, and offering pūjā to the devas along with ancestral rites—showing devotion as disciplined worship rather than mere sentiment.
Ritual procedure (Kalpa) is implied: tirtha-snana and abhyarcana, along with pitṛ-related rites (tarpana/śrāddha context), indicating correct performance of dharmic observances during pilgrimage.