Shloka 33
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
वरणासिक्तसलिले जाह्नवीजलविप्लुते । तत्र नादेश्वरे पुण्ये स्नातः किमनुशोचति ॥ ३३ ॥
varaṇāsiktasalile jāhnavījalaviplute | tatra nādeśvare puṇye snātaḥ kimanuśocati || 33 ||
Khi dòng nước hòa cùng Varaṇā và tràn ngập bởi nước Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā), thì tại Nādeśvara linh thiêng ấy, người đã tắm gội nơi đó—còn điều gì phải than tiếc nữa?
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya sequence; verse framed as a laudatory statement about the tīrtha’s fruit)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It praises the purifying power (pāvanatva) of bathing at the sacred Nādeśvara tīrtha where the waters of Varaṇā and Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) mingle, declaring that such snāna removes the very basis of grief through accrued puṇya and inner purification.
By presenting tīrtha-sevā and snāna as acts of reverence, it supports bhakti in practice: honoring sacred places connected with divine presence and receiving mental clarity and relief from sorrow, which strengthens devotion and remembrance.
Ritual practice (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: tīrtha-snānavidhi and the dharmic principle that specific sacred locations and acts (like bathing at a confluence/holy shrine) are prescribed means for purification and merit.