Shloka 32
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
आप्लुत्य श्रद्धया तत्र नरः सद्गतिमाप्नुयात् । ततो व्रजेत्सोमतीर्थँ यत्र सोमो वरानने ॥ ३२ ॥
āplutya śraddhayā tatra naraḥ sadgatimāpnuyāt | tato vrajetsomatīrthaṃ yatra somo varānane || 32 ||
وہاں عقیدت کے ساتھ غسل کرنے سے انسان نیک انجام (سَدگتی) پاتا ہے۔ پھر اے خوب رُو، جہاں سوم دیوتا موجود ہیں اُس سوم تیرتھ کی طرف جانا چاہیے॥۳۲॥
Sūta (narrating the tīrtha-māhātmya dialogue, traditionally as transmitted in Purāṇic recitation)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-snāna performed with śraddhā is spiritually transformative and leads to sadgati (a blessed destiny), and it directs the pilgrim onward in a prescribed pilgrimage sequence to Somatīrtha associated with Soma.
Bhakti is implied through śraddhā: the verse emphasizes inner faith as the essential ingredient that makes an outward act (bathing at a tīrtha) spiritually efficacious, aligning ritual action with devotional intent.
Kalpa-oriented practice is implied: it highlights tīrtha-snāna as a ritual act whose result depends on correct intention (śraddhā) and proper observance in a pilgrimage sequence, a common Purāṇic application of ritual procedure.