Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 53
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
कोनटे कोटितीर्थे च कुब्जके च कृसोदरि निथ्कामेन कृतं स्नानं ततो ऽभ्यागां तवाश्रमम्
konaṭe koṭitīrthe ca kubjake ca kṛsodari nithkāmena kṛtaṃ snānaṃ tato 'bhyāgāṃ tavāśramam
کونٹ، کوٹیتیर्थ اور کُبجک میں بھی، اے باریک کمر والی! میں نے بے خواہش ہو کر اشنان کیا؛ پھر میں تمہارے آشرم میں آیا۔
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FAQs
The explicit niṣkāma (desireless) motive elevates the act of tīrtha-snāna from merit-seeking to dharma performed as offering. The teaching aligns with the broader Indian ethic that inner intention determines the spiritual fruit of outer rites.
It functions as dharma/ācāra instruction embedded in narrative—typical Purāṇic usage where pilgrimage lists are framed as testimony. It is not a primary pañcalakṣaṇa pillar but a practical-theological adjunct.
The movement from tīrthas to an āśrama symbolizes the transition from public sanctuaries to the concentrated spiritual discipline of a hermitage; ‘niṣkāma’ marks the innerization of pilgrimage—turning geography into a vehicle for renunciation.