Shloka 95
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
मुक्तिं चैव जपेत्कर्णे शिष्टस्यानुगतस्य च । इदं धर्म्यमिदं मेध्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमिदं सुखम्
muktiṃ caiva japetkarṇe śiṣṭasyānugatasya ca | idaṃ dharmyamidaṃ medhyamidaṃ svargyamidaṃ sukham
اور جو نیک سیرت اور شِسٹ آچار کا پیرو ہو، اس کے کان میں مکتی کا منتر آہستہ سے جپنا چاہیے۔ یہ دھرم ہے، یہ پاکیزگی ہے، یہ سوَرگ تک لے جاتا ہے، یہ سکھ بخشتا ہے۔
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Svarga-khaṇḍa 3.39 to attribute confidently).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; जपेत्कर्णे = जपेत् + कर्णे; शिष्टस्यानुगतस्य = शिष्टस्य + अनुगतस्य; धर्म्यमिदं = धर्म्यम् + इदम्; मेध्यमिदं = मेध्यम् + इदम्; स्वर्ग्यमिदं = स्वर्ग्यम् + इदम्.
FAQs
It recommends reciting (as a whispered japa) a liberating mantra into the ear of a righteous, well-disciplined person—implying careful transmission of sacred instruction to a qualified recipient.
They frame the act as (1) aligned with dharma, (2) ritually and morally purifying, (3) conducive to heavenly merit, and (4) productive of happiness and well-being.
The verse implies discernment and responsibility in spiritual instruction: sacred teachings are to be shared with those who are ethically grounded and committed to right conduct.