Shloka 169
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
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पुष्करं तु समासाद्य प्रविष्टोऽरण्यमुत्तमम् । नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णं नानामृगरवाकुलम्
puṣkaraṃ tu samāsādya praviṣṭo'raṇyamuttamam | nānādrumalatākīrṇaṃ nānāmṛgaravākulam
পুষ্করে উপনীত হয়ে তিনি এক উৎকৃষ্ট অরণ্যে প্রবেশ করলেন। নানা বৃক্ষ ও লতায় পরিপূর্ণ সেই বন নানাবিধ বন্যপশুর রবধ্বনিতে মুখরিত ছিল।
Narrator (contextual narration within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रविष्टोऽरण्यमुत्तमम् = प्रविष्टः + अरण्यम् + उत्तमम्; नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णं = नाना + द्रुम-लता-कीर्णम्; नानामृगरवाकुलम् = नाना + मृग-रव-आकुलम्
FAQs
It situates Puṣkara as a concrete sacred locale and describes its surrounding wilderness as rich and lively, reflecting Purāṇic sacred geography where tīrthas are embedded in distinctive natural landscapes.
Indirectly: by foregrounding Puṣkara and its sanctified environment, the verse frames pilgrimage and approaching sacred places as supportive contexts for devotion, worship, and remembrance—common bhakti-adjacent practices in Purāṇic tradition.
The verse models purposeful seeking—approaching a revered place and entering its disciplined, natural setting—suggesting attentiveness, reverence for sacred spaces, and receptivity to spiritual transformation.