Shloka 11
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
दर्शनाद्देवदेवस्य ब्रह्महापि प्रमुच्यते । स्पर्शने पूजने चैव सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत् ॥ ११ ॥
darśanāddevadevasya brahmahāpi pramucyate | sparśane pūjane caiva sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet || 11 ||
仅仅瞻仰诸天之主，即便杀害婆罗门者亦得解脱罪业；若能触礼并供奉彼尊，便可获得一切祭祀（yajña）之果报。
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-mahatmya discourse; teaching transmitted in the Narada Purana tradition)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From awe at mere darśana of Devadeva to relief through liberation from grave sin, culminating in assurance of complete sacrificial merit through touch and worship."}
FAQs
It elevates bhakti-based contact with the Supreme—darśana (seeing), sparśa (touch), and pūjā (worship)—as a powerful purifier that can dissolve even grave sin and confer vast merit.
Bhakti is presented as directly transformative: simple, heartfelt engagement with the Lord (seeing, touching, worshipping) yields results traditionally associated with elaborate Vedic sacrifices.
Ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: proper pūjā and sacred observances at a deity/tīrtha are treated as efficacious acts, sometimes equated with the cumulative fruit of yajñas.