Shloka 93
Kurukṣetra and Sarasvatī Tīrthas: Pilgrimage Itinerary and the Sanctification of Rāma-hrada
Paraśurāma’s Lakes
अभिगम्य स्थलद्यं तस्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ऋणांतं कूपमासाद्य तिलप्रस्थं प्रदाय च
abhigamya sthaladyaṃ tasya gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | ṛṇāṃtaṃ kūpamāsādya tilaprasthaṃ pradāya ca
اس مقدس مقام کی زیارت سے آدمی ہزار گایوں کے دان کے برابر ثواب پاتا ہے۔ اور حد بندی کے کنویں پر پہنچ کر تلوں کا ایک پرستہ ناپ بھی دان کرے۔
Unspecified (context not provided; likely a narrator continuing a tīrtha-māhātmya instruction within the Svargakhaṇḍa)
Concept: Tīrtha-yātrā is not tourism but a calibrated dharmic act: darśana/abhigamana plus prescribed dāna converts intention into puṇya.
Application: When visiting sacred places, follow local injunctions: offer a small, meaningful donation (food, sesame, lamps) with humility; treat thresholds and wells as moments for inner accounting and forgiveness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pilgrim approaches a modest yet radiant tīrtha marked by a stone threshold and a venerable well at the boundary. He measures a prastha of black sesame in a brass vessel and offers it with folded hands, while unseen merit is visualized as subtle golden lotuses rising from the water.","primary_figures":["pilgrim devotee","local tīrtha-priest (optional)","guardian deity presence (subtle)"],"setting":"rural sacred boundary with an old well, banyan tree, small shrine-stone, and a path worn by pilgrims","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["earth ochre","brass gold","sesame black","leaf green","sky pale blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a pilgrim in traditional attire offering a brass measure of sesame at an ancient boundary-well, small shrine with gold-leaf haloed emblem, ornate floral borders, rich reds/greens, gold leaf shimmering on the well’s rim and the unseen deity’s aura.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate countryside tīrtha with a banyan and stone well, pilgrim holding a small measure of sesame; cool greens and soft blues, lyrical naturalism, fine facial features, gentle morning light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized well and threshold, pilgrim in profile with folded hands, bold outlines, flat pigments; symbolic golden lotuses rising from water to indicate puṇya.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate border of sesame-flower motifs and lotuses; central well as a sacred mandala, pilgrim offering til; deep blue background with gold highlights, peacocks and floral vines framing the tīrtha."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["well water echo","soft bell from a small shrine","morning birds","footsteps on dust path","murmured sankalpa"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कूपमासाद्य = कूपम् + आसाद्य (म् + आ → मा); other words largely in citation form; gosahasraphalaṃ as compound.
FAQs
The verse praises tīrtha-yātrā (visiting a sacred place) and dāna (offering), specifically a prastha-measure of sesame seeds (tila) at a well associated with a boundary or end-marker.
It is a standard Purāṇic way of expressing extraordinary merit: the spiritual “fruit” equivalent to donating a thousand cows, a highly valued form of charity in dharma literature.
The verse emphasizes that devotion expressed through pilgrimage and modest, purposeful giving (like tila-dāna) is a concrete, accessible path to accruing puṇya (religious merit).