Shloka 57
The Glory of Śrāddha at Sacred Fords and the Determination of the Kutapa Time
संसारमोचनं तीर्थं तथैव ऋणमोचनम् । एतेषु पितृतीर्थेषु श्राद्धमानंत्यमश्नुते
saṃsāramocanaṃ tīrthaṃ tathaiva ṛṇamocanam | eteṣu pitṛtīrtheṣu śrāddhamānaṃtyamaśnute
Có thánh địa mang tên Saṃsāra-mocana, nơi giải thoát khỏi ràng buộc thế gian; lại có tīrtha Ṛṇa-mocana, nơi giải trừ nợ nghiệp. Tại các tīrtha dành cho tổ tiên này, ai cử hành śrāddha sẽ hưởng công đức vô tận.
Not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Ritual duty (śrāddha at pitṛ-tīrthas) can become a vehicle for liberation—freedom from worldly bondage and from obligations conceived as ‘debts’.
Application: Address ‘debts’ in a dharmic way: care for parents/elders, practice honesty in obligations, and pair ritual remembrance with acts of charity; use the idea of ṛṇa-mocana as a prompt for ethical cleanup and spiritual recommitment.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two small shrines stand on a quiet riverbank path: one marked Saṃsāra-mocana, the other Ṛṇa-mocana. A pilgrim offers sesame-water and lamps; as the offerings touch the water, faint chains dissolve into light, and ancestral figures fade into peaceful radiance, suggesting release and reconciliation.","primary_figures":["a pilgrim-householder","pitṛs as luminous silhouettes","a priest-guide","personified ‘mocana’ as dissolving chains of light"],"setting":"Tranquil tīrtha path with twin shrines, ritual platform, water’s edge, and banyan shade","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pale gold","river blue-gray","white jasmine","copper bronze","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: twin shrine composition labeled Saṃsāra-mocana and Ṛṇa-mocana, pilgrim offering tila-tarpaṇa and dīpas, golden chains dissolving into radiant motifs above the water, pitṛs with subtle gold halos; heavy gold leaf on shrine towers and aura, rich vermilion and emerald accents, ornate border with lotus and conch motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle dawn scene with two small shrines under a banyan, pilgrim kneeling with offering bowl, translucent ancestral forms in pale washes, symbolic chains dissolving into tiny star-like dots; cool-soft palette, refined faces, lyrical calm, delicate floral margins.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized twin shrines and figures with bold outlines, chains rendered as patterned bands breaking into lotus-like sparks, pitṛs as pale yellow silhouettes; red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall symmetry, decorative creepers framing the scene.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical twin-shrine layout with ornate floral borders, river surface filled with lotus motifs and floating lamps, dissolving chain patterns turning into gold dots, peacocks near the bank; deep blue background, gold detailing, devotional textile intricacy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["silence","soft flowing water","single bell strikes","low conch drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथैव = तथा + एव; श्राद्धमानंत्यमश्नुते = श्राद्धम् + आनन्त्यम् + अश्नुते. ‘एतेषु … तीर्थेषु’ सप्तमी-बहुवचनम् अधिकरणे।
FAQs
It teaches that certain pitṛ-associated pilgrimage sites (tīrthas) are especially efficacious for śrāddha, granting “ānantya”—endless spiritual merit or benefit.
They indicate tīrthas associated with release: one from worldly bondage (saṃsāra) and one from burdens of obligation or debt (ṛṇa), aligning pilgrimage and ritual with moral-spiritual purification.
Because they are framed as tīrthas connected with the pitṛs (ancestors), where rites like śrāddha are considered particularly fruitful for ancestral satisfaction and the performer’s merit.