Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
कोटितीर्थान्युपाहृत्य स्थापितानि महात्मना । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा कोटीश्वरं हरम् ॥ २८ ॥
koṭitīrthānyupāhṛtya sthāpitāni mahātmanā | tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā koṭīśvaraṃ haram || 28 ||
Vị đại hồn ấy đã quy tụ công đức của vô số thánh địa và an lập chúng tại nơi này. Ai tắm ở tīrtha ấy và chiêm bái Hari trong hình tướng Koṭīśvara sẽ đạt quả báo của những tīrtha vô lượng ấy.
Narada (narration within the Tirtha-Mahatmya section; traditional dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It teaches that a single empowered tīrtha can concentrate the merit of innumerable pilgrimage sites; bathing (snāna) and darśana of Koṭīśvara (Hara) at that spot is praised as yielding the fruit of “crores of tīrthas.”
Bhakti is expressed here through tīrtha-sevā: ritual bathing and reverential darśana of the Lord (Koṭīśvara/Hara). The verse highlights grace accessed by simple devotional acts—snāna and दर्शन—performed with faith at a sanctified place.
Ritual practice connected to Kalpa (procedural discipline) is implied: tīrtha-snāna and deity-darśana as prescribed acts in pilgrimage-mahātmyas, emphasizing correct performance of sacred bathing and worship at a designated tīrtha.