Shloka 15
Kurukṣetra and Sarasvatī Tīrthas: Pilgrimage Itinerary and the Sanctification of Rāma-hrada
Paraśurāma’s Lakes
कोटितीर्थमुपस्पृश्य हयमेधफलं लभेत् । अश्विनीतीर्थमागम्य रूपवानभिजायते
koṭitīrthamupaspṛśya hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet | aśvinītīrthamāgamya rūpavānabhijāyate
కోటితీర్థంలో స్నానం చేసినవాడు అశ్వమేధ యజ్ఞఫలాన్ని పొందుతాడు. అశ్వినీతీర్థానికి వెళ్లినవాడు రూపవంతుడై జన్మిస్తాడు.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context likely a Purāṇic narrator describing tīrtha-māhātmya).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कोटितीर्थम्+उपस्पृश्य → कोटितीर्थमुपस्पृश्य; अश्विनीतीर्थम्+आगम्य → अश्विनीतीर्थमागम्य; रूपवान्+अभिजायते → रूपवानभिजायते.
FAQs
It teaches tīrtha-māhātmya: certain sacred bathing places are said to confer immense merit, comparable to major Vedic sacrifices, and can shape auspicious outcomes such as beauty in future birth.
The comparison elevates pilgrimage and ritual bathing as accessible means to gain great religious merit (puṇya), presenting tīrtha practice as a powerful alternative to costly, complex sacrifices.
It implies that disciplined sacred travel, reverent bathing, and faith in holy places are valued practices, encouraging piety and self-improvement through non-violent, widely accessible religious observances.