Shloka 20
Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha
विष्णुं माधवमभ्यर्च्य न भूयो जन्मभाग्भवेत् । यावत्संख्यास्तिला दत्ताः पितृभ्यो जलतर्पणे ॥ २० ॥
viṣṇuṃ mādhavamabhyarcya na bhūyo janmabhāgbhavet | yāvatsaṃkhyāstilā dattāḥ pitṛbhyo jalatarpaṇe || 20 ||
เมื่อบูชาพระวิษณุ—มาธวะ—แล้ว ย่อมไม่เป็นผู้ต้องเวียนเกิดอีก; ด้วยอานุภาพแห่งบุญตามจำนวนเมล็ดงาที่ถวายแก่บรรพชนในการตัรปณะด้วยน้ำ.
Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s account; teaching framed in Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links Pitṛ-tarpaṇa merit to Viṣṇu-bhakti, declaring that worship of Mādhava leads beyond repeated birth, equating the result to the vast merit symbolized by countless sesame offerings in tarpaṇa.
Bhakti is presented as the decisive liberating act: sincere worship of Viṣṇu is said to end the cycle of rebirth, while ritual merit (like sesame-count tarpaṇa) is used as a measurable analogy for the greatness of that devotional fruit.
It highlights ritual procedure (kalpa/śrauta-smārta practice): jala-tarpaṇa to Pitṛs using tila (sesame) as an offering substance, emphasizing how rite and intention are integrated within dharma.