Shloka 107
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
ततः पृथूदके स्नात्वा मुच्यते भवबंधनात् । अवकीर्णे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचर्यफलं लभेत् ॥ १०७ ॥
tataḥ pṛthūdake snātvā mucyate bhavabaṃdhanāt | avakīrṇe naraḥ snātvā brahmacaryaphalaṃ labhet || 107 ||
پھر پرتھودک میں غسل کرنے سے انسان بھو-بندھن سے آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔ اور اوکیर्ण تیرتھ میں غسل کرنے والا برہمچریہ کا پھل پاتا ہے۔
Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states specific tirtha-phalas: bathing at Pṛthūdaka grants release from saṃsāric bondage, while bathing at Avakīrṇa yields the merit equivalent to brahmacarya, highlighting how tīrthas are framed as accelerators of purification and mokṣa-oriented merit.
Though it speaks in the language of tīrtha-ritual (snāna-phala), the underlying Purāṇic intent supports bhakti-dharma: sacred acts performed with reverence at holy places purify the heart and remove obstacles to devotion and liberation.
It primarily reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through tīrtha-snana as a prescribed act with stated results; it also implies dharma-śāstric mapping of place-based merits (tīrtha-māhātmya) used in pilgrimage manuals.