Shloka 115
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
यस्मिन्प्रविष्टमात्रस्तु मुच्यते सर्वसंचयैः । अथादित्यवनं प्राप्य दर्शनादेव मुक्तिभाक् ॥ ११५ ॥
yasminpraviṣṭamātrastu mucyate sarvasaṃcayaiḥ | athādityavanaṃ prāpya darśanādeva muktibhāk || 115 ||
เพียงก้าวเข้าสู่สถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น ผู้คนย่อมหลุดพ้นจากกองกรรมบาปทั้งปวง ดังนั้นเมื่อไปถึงอาทิตยวนะแล้ว เพียงได้ดัรศนะ—ได้เห็น—ก็เป็นผู้มีส่วนในโมกษะแล้ว
Narada (as narrator of the tirtha-mahatmya within the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares the extraordinary purifying power of a tirtha: merely entering it dissolves accumulated pāpa/karma, and simply seeing Āditya-vana grants eligibility for mokṣa.
By emphasizing darśana (reverent seeing) of a sacred site linked with Āditya, it highlights a bhakti-oriented principle: sincere approach and holy sight itself becomes a means of grace and inner release.
The verse primarily teaches tirtha-mahātmyas (pilgrimage theology) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it underscores the ritual principle of darśana as a valid spiritual act within dharma practice.