Shloka 22
Pilgrimage Itinerary and Merits: Sindhu–Sarasvatī–Ocean Confluences and Named Tīrthas
तिमीति नाम्ना विख्यातं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् । यत्र शक्रादयो देवा उपासंते महेश्वरम्
timīti nāmnā vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam | yatra śakrādayo devā upāsaṃte maheśvaram
สถานที่นั้นเลื่องชื่อว่า “ติมี” เป็นผู้ปลดเปลื้องบาปทั้งปวง; ณ ที่นั้น ศักระ (อินทรา) และเทพทั้งหลายบำเพ็ญอุปาสนาแด่มเหศวร (ศิวะ)
Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Association with a divinely frequented tīrtha and sincere worship dissolves accumulated pāpa.
Application: Seek sanctifying environments (temple/tīrtha), and let exemplary devotees (even ‘higher’ beings in the story) model your own regular worship and repentance.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A luminous celestial tīrtha named Timī lies amid lotus-filled waters and crystal steps. Indra and the assembled devas, crowned and radiant, offer bilva leaves and water to Maheśvara seated in tranquil majesty, while the air shimmers with mantra-sound and drifting incense.","primary_figures":["Maheśvara (Śiva)","Indra (Śakra)","Deva-gaṇa (gods)","Gandharvas/apsarases (optional attendants)"],"setting":"Celestial pilgrimage ford with a stone ghāṭa, lotus ponds, and a small shrine-linga under a wish-fulfilling tree; distant svarga architecture and cloud-palaces.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["ash white","sapphire blue","gold leaf","lotus pink","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Maheśvara enthroned beside a jeweled tīrtha-pond at Timī, Indra and devas in layered crowns performing abhiṣeka with kalashas, heavy gold leaf halos, rich vermilion and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, ornate temple arch (prabhāvali), bilva garlands and incense smoke rendered with embossed gold detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a serene svarga landscape with pale blue mountains of cloud, delicate lotus pond and ghāṭa, Maheśvara calm and ash-smeared, Indra and devas in refined profiles offering flowers, cool pastel palette with lyrical naturalism, fine linework for jewelry and rippling water.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, Maheśvara with characteristic large eyes and crescent moon, devas in rhythmic rows holding lamps and kalashas, temple-wall aesthetic with red/yellow/green dominance, stylized lotus pond and sacred tree framing the tīrtha of Timī.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a lotus-saturated sacred pond labeled Timī through iconography, ornate floral borders, peacocks and swans near the water, central shrine with Maheśvara receiving offerings from devas, deep indigo background with gold highlights and intricate textile-like patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","soft drone (tanpura)","distant thunder of celestial drums","incense crackle (lamp)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तिमीति (तिमी + इति) इत्यत्र इति-शब्दः नामनिर्देशार्थे; सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् = सर्व + पाप + प्रमोचनम्; शक्रादयः = शक्र + आदयः; उपासंते → उपासन्ते (अनुस्वार-लेखनभेदः).
FAQs
It presents Timī as a famed tīrtha/holy locale whose defining power is sarvapāpapramocana—removing all sins.
Indra’s presence, along with other devas, functions as a validation of the site’s sanctity: even the gods worship Śiva there.
It emphasizes reverence and worship (upāsanā) of Maheśvara and the purifying value of approaching sacred spaces with devotion.