Shloka 11
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
दर्शनाद्देवदेवस्य ब्रह्महापि प्रमुच्यते । स्पर्शने पूजने चैव सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत् ॥ ११ ॥
darśanāddevadevasya brahmahāpi pramucyate | sparśane pūjane caiva sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet || 11 ||
Sa pagtanaw lamang sa Panginoon ng mga diyos, kahit ang pumatay ng brāhmaṇa ay napapalaya sa kasalanan. At sa paghipo at pagsamba sa Kanya, natatamo ang bunga ng lahat ng yajña.
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-mahatmya discourse; teaching transmitted in the Narada Purana tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates bhakti-based contact with the Supreme—darśana (seeing), sparśa (touch), and pūjā (worship)—as a powerful purifier that can dissolve even grave sin and confer vast merit.
Bhakti is presented as directly transformative: simple, heartfelt engagement with the Lord (seeing, touching, worshipping) yields results traditionally associated with elaborate Vedic sacrifices.
Ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: proper pūjā and sacred observances at a deity/tīrtha are treated as efficacious acts, sometimes equated with the cumulative fruit of yajñas.