Shloka 13
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
तथा समस्ततीर्थानां वरिष्ठं पुरषोत्तमम् । वसूनां पावको यद्वद्रुद्राणां शंकरो यथा ॥ १३ ॥
tathā samastatīrthānāṃ variṣṭhaṃ puraṣottamam | vasūnāṃ pāvako yadvadrudrāṇāṃ śaṃkaro yathā || 13 ||
তেনেকৈ সকলো তীৰ্থৰ মাজত পুৰুষোত্তম সৰ্বশ্ৰেষ্ঠ; যেনেকৈ বসুসকলৰ মাজত পাবক (অগ্নি) প্রধান, আৰু ৰুদ্ৰসকলৰ মাজত শংকৰ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ।
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; verse presented as a doctrinal assertion within Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It establishes a hierarchy of sacred power: Puruṣottama is declared the supreme tīrtha, using well-known Vedic-style comparisons (chief among a class) to affirm its unrivaled merit for dharma and purification.
By naming Puruṣottama as the foremost among tīrthas, it implicitly directs the devotee toward Viṣṇu-centered worship and remembrance at the highest holy locus, framing pilgrimage as an aid to Viṣṇu-bhakti and surrender.
The verse uses a traditional classificatory method (gaṇa/varṣa-style ‘best among a group’) common in śāstric discourse; it supports ritual decision-making in tīrtha-yātrā by prioritizing a principal kṣetra over secondary sites.