Shloka 26
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
प्रदक्षिणं तु यः कुर्यात् तस्मिंस्तीर्थे युधिष्ठिर / प्रीतस्तस्य भवेद् व्यासो वाञ्छितं लभते फलम्
pradakṣiṇaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāt tasmiṃstīrthe yudhiṣṭhira / prītastasya bhaved vyāso vāñchitaṃ labhate phalam
اے یُدھِشٹھِر! جو اس تیرتھ میں پرَدَکشِنا کرتا ہے وہ ویاس جی کو محبوب ہو جاتا ہے اور اپنی مراد کا پھل پا لیتا ہے۔
Narrator/Teacher addressing King Yudhiṣṭhira (Kurma Purana tirtha discourse tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames sacred action (pradakṣiṇā at a tīrtha) as a means to inner purification and grace, which in Purāṇic yoga supports recognition of the Self through merit, devotion, and right intention.
A devotional discipline aligned with karma-yoga and bhakti: pradakṣiṇā as mindful, reverential movement around a sacred locus, performed with sankalpa (intent) and śraddhā, yielding spiritual fruit and teacher-sage favor.
By emphasizing tīrtha-ritual and Vyāsa’s grace over sectarian markers, it fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative ethos where devotion and dharma-oriented practice are honored across Shaiva-Vaishnava frameworks.