Shloka 46
The Glory of Gayā and the Pilgrimage Circuit of Allied Tīrthas
जातिस्मरं उपस्पृश्य शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । जातिस्मरत्वं प्राप्नोति स्नात्वा तत्र न संशयः
jātismaraṃ upaspṛśya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | jātismaratvaṃ prāpnoti snātvā tatra na saṃśayaḥ
జాతిస్మర తీర్థాన్ని స్పర్శించి, శుచిగా నియమిత మనస్సుతో ఉన్నవాడు అక్కడ స్నానం చేస్తే పూర్వజన్మస్మరణశక్తిని పొందుతాడు—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు.
Unspecified (narratorial instruction within the Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major sandhi beyond standard word-joining; verse shows explicit separation: jātismaraṃ upaspṛśya.
FAQs
It states that bathing at the Jātismara sacred place, with purity and mental discipline, grants jātismaratva—remembrance of past births.
The verse stresses śauca (purity) and prayata-mānasa (a controlled, focused mind) in addition to physically touching and bathing at the tīrtha.
Sacred rites are presented as most effective when paired with inner cleanliness and self-restraint, not merely performed as external acts.