Shloka 17
Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha
तत्राप्लुतो न गृह्णीयाद्देहितां पांचभौतिकीम् । अस्मिन्पंचनदीनां तु संगमेऽघौघभेदने ॥ १७ ॥
tatrāpluto na gṛhṇīyāddehitāṃ pāṃcabhautikīm | asminpaṃcanadīnāṃ tu saṃgame'ghaughabhedane || 17 ||
وہاں غسل کیے بغیر پانچ بھوتوں سے بنی جسمانی حالت کو اختیار نہ کرے؛ کیونکہ یہ پانچ ندیوں کا سنگم ہے جو گناہوں کے سیلاب کو چیر دیتا ہے۔
Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Tirtha-Mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that sacred bathing (snāna) at a powerful river-confluence is a prerequisite for purity, and that such a tīrtha is specifically praised as capable of destroying accumulated sin (agha-ogha).
By emphasizing purification through tīrtha-snānā, it supports bhakti as a disciplined practice: cleansing oneself before worship and sacred actions so devotion is offered with inner and outer śuddhi.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: one should perform snāna before undertaking rites at a tīrtha, reflecting the practical rule of preparatory purification in dharmic observance.