Shloka 48
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
कपिलं तत्र विश्वेशं समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः । देवैश्च सत्कृतो भद्रे साक्षाच्छिवपदं लभेत् ॥ ४८ ॥
kapilaṃ tatra viśveśaṃ samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ | devaiśca satkṛto bhadre sākṣācchivapadaṃ labhet || 48 ||
ఓ భద్రే! అక్కడ కపిలరూప విశ్వేశ్వరుని విధివిధానంగా ఆరాధిస్తే, దేవతలచే సత్కరింపబడి, ప్రత్యక్షంగా శివపదాన్ని పొందుతాడు।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that tirtha-based worship performed exactly according to vidhāna (scriptural procedure) has liberating power, culminating in direct attainment of Śiva’s state (śivapada).
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-guided arcana (formal worship) to Viśveśa; devotion becomes spiritually efficacious when joined with disciplined ritual observance at a sacred place.
The verse emphasizes vidhāna—ritual injunctions and correct procedure—aligning with Kalpa (Vedāṅga dealing with rites) as the practical framework for performing worship properly.