Shloka 78
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
तत्र नद्यां दृषद्वत्यां नरः स्नात्वा विधानतः । देवान्पितॄंस्तर्पयित्वा ह्यग्निष्टोमातिरात्रभाक् ॥ ७८ ॥
tatra nadyāṃ dṛṣadvatyāṃ naraḥ snātvā vidhānataḥ | devānpitṝṃstarpayitvā hyagniṣṭomātirātrabhāk || 78 ||
وہاں دِرشدوتی ندی میں شاستروکت وِدھی سے اشنان کرکے اور دیوتاؤں و پِتروں کو ترپن دینے والا، اگنِشٹوم اور اَتِراتر سوم یَگّیوں کے پھل کا حق دار بنتا ہے۔
Suta (narrating Narada Purana teachings; tirtha-mahatmya section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates tīrtha-snāna and tarpaṇa as powerful dharmic acts: a properly performed bath in Dṛṣadvatī followed by offerings to Devas and Pitṛs yields Soma-yajña-level merit, showing how sacred places can condense great ritual fruit into accessible practice.
While primarily ritual-focused, it supports bhakti-infused dharma by directing the devotee to honor divine beings and ancestors with reverence; such श्रद्धा (faith) in prescribed worship at a tīrtha is treated as spiritually efficacious.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through “vidhānataḥ” and the specific act of tarpaṇa; the verse also references Śrauta-sacrifice categories (Agniṣṭoma, Atirātra), linking tīrtha practice to Vedic sacrificial theory.