Shloka 115
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
यः पठेत्कल्यमुत्थाय सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ऋषिमुख्याः सदा यत्र वाल्मीकिस्त्वथ कश्यपः
yaḥ paṭhetkalyamutthāya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | ṛṣimukhyāḥ sadā yatra vālmīkistvatha kaśyapaḥ
Ai thức dậy lúc rạng đông mà tụng đọc (điều này) thì được giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi; vì tại nơi ấy các bậc ṛṣi tối thượng hằng hiện diện: Vālmīki và cả Kaśyapa.
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within the Adhyaya)
Concept: Prātaḥ-smaraṇa and pāṭha (devotional recitation) purify: disciplined remembrance at dawn dissolves sin, especially when aligned with ṛṣi-sannidhya (presence of realized beings).
Application: Adopt a dawn routine: bathe, sit facing east, recite a chosen purāṇic passage or Viṣṇu-stotra daily; treat reading as inner pilgrimage and moral reset.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At first light, a pilgrim rises from a simple mat near a quiet tīrtha and begins reciting from a palm-leaf manuscript. Behind a veil of morning mist, the luminous forms of Vālmīki and Kaśyapa appear seated in meditation, as if the very air of the place carries their presence and absolves heaviness from the heart.","primary_figures":["devotee/reciter","Vālmīki (seer)","Kaśyapa (seer)"],"setting":"Dawn riverbank or sacred pond with a small āśrama hut, tulip-shaped lotuses on water, deer and birds nearby, palm-leaf manuscript and water pot.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pale gold","mist silver","lotus pink","sage green","earth brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dawn recitation scene with gold leaf sunrise and halos around Vālmīki and Kaśyapa; rich maroons and greens, ornate manuscript details, temple-lamp accents, jewel-like highlights on sages’ ornaments and the tīrtha waterline.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: soft Himalayan-like dawn mist, delicate lines for the manuscript and prayer posture; sages as gentle luminous presences; cool pastels with warm sunrise wash, refined serenity on faces.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized dawn band in yellow-red gradient, bold outlines for the reciter and sages; sacred pond with lotus motifs; strong iconographic presence of ṛṣis, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus-filled tīrtha foreground, ornate floral borders; central reciter with manuscript, sages seated on lotus pedestals; deep blue-to-gold dawn gradient, intricate white lotuses and gold detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["morning birds","gentle flowing water","soft conch at dawn","silence between verses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पठेत् = पठेत्; कल्यमुत्थाय = कल्यम् + उत्थाय; सर्वपापैः (समास) = सर्व + पापैः; वाल्मीकिस्त्वथ = वाल्मीकि: + तु + अथ; (IAST viśeṣa)
FAQs
It recommends rising at dawn and reciting/reading the sacred passage, stating that this leads to release from sins.
They are invoked as exemplary and ever-present ‘foremost sages,’ lending spiritual authority and sanctity to the place/recitation being praised.
It emphasizes disciplined daily practice (early rising and sacred study) and moral purification through devotion and engagement with sacred teachings.