Shloka 6
Dāna-vrata and the Tīrtha Circuit of Venkaṭādri
Snāna, Mantra, Naivedya
यावच्छुभ्रोदकं नैव तावत्पापं न नश्यति / शुद्धोदके समायाते पापं नष्टमिति ध्रुवम्
yāvacchubhrodakaṃ naiva tāvatpāpaṃ na naśyati / śuddhodake samāyāte pāpaṃ naṣṭamiti dhruvam
只要尚未得着清净吉祥之水，罪业便不消灭；一旦获得净化之水，罪业必定灭尽，此为确然。
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Pāpa is destroyed through contact with/obtaining śuddhodaka; purity as a karmic antidote.
Vedantic Theme: Śuddhi as adhikāritva—purification enabling higher knowledge; karma-kṣaya as preparation for jñāna/bhakti.
Application: Seek ritually pure water (tīrtha/śuddhikaraṇa), perform prescribed snāna/ācamanam with right intention, and maintain purity disciplines to reduce harmful karmic residues.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (tīrtha-māhātmya sections): repeated emphasis on snāna and śuddhi as pāpa-kṣaya; Garuda Purana (Preta-kalpa): pāpa leads to naraka; purification and dharma reduce suffering
FAQs
This verse frames śuddhodaka as a key purifier in rites: until pure water is properly obtained/used, pāpa is not considered removed; with it, purification is affirmed as certain.
In the Preta context, it emphasizes that correct ritual supports (like purified water used in post-death observances) are treated as effective means for removing impediments (pāpa) affecting the departed being’s onward journey.
Maintain ritual and ethical purity: in śrāddha/antyeṣṭi or daily worship, use clean, properly prepared water and treat purification as a disciplined practice rather than a formality.