Shloka 129
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
य इमां कीर्तयेत्पुण्यां कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम् । श्रृणुयाद्वा नरो भक्त्या सोऽपि पापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ १२९ ॥
ya imāṃ kīrtayetpuṇyāṃ kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm | śrṛṇuyādvā naro bhaktyā so'pi pāpaiḥ pramucyate || 129 ||
Sinumang bumigkas ng banal na salaysay na ito, na pumupuksa sa kasalanan—o kahit makinig lamang dito nang may debosyon—ang taong iyon ay napapalaya rin mula sa mga kasalanan.
Narada (teaching the fruit of hearing/reciting the mahatmya-katha)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares that sacred narration (kathā) functions as a purifier: devotional recitation or hearing itself becomes a papa-nashana (sin-destroying) practice.
It centers bhakti on accessible limbs—śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (reciting/praising)—showing that heartfelt engagement with sacred stories is spiritually transformative.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—regular śravaṇa and kīrtana as a purificatory sādhanā.