Shloka 76
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
पुराणपुरुषं वेद्यं व्यक्ताव्यक्तं सनातनम् । पुरा पुराणं स्रष्टारं लोकतीर्थँ जगद्गुरुम् ॥ ७६ ॥
purāṇapuruṣaṃ vedyaṃ vyaktāvyaktaṃ sanātanam | purā purāṇaṃ sraṣṭāraṃ lokatīrthaṃ jagadgurum || 76 ||
Erkennt den ewigen Puruṣa der Purāṇas—zugleich offenbar und unveroffenbart—den Uralten unter den Uralten: den Schöpfer, die heilige Furt (Tīrtha) aller Welten und den Guru des Universums.
Narada (in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition; verse functions as a eulogy of the Supreme Lord)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as the ultimate object of knowledge: eternal, the source of creation, and the true “tīrtha” that carries beings across saṃsāra—greater than any external pilgrimage when realized inwardly.
By praising the Lord as Jagadguru and Lokatīrtha, it frames devotion as taking refuge in the Divine Person who guides and purifies; bhakti becomes the living connection to the One who is both accessible (manifest) and transcendent (unmanifest).
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; instead it gives the theological foundation that supports ritual and pilgrimage—seeing the deity as the core meaning of tīrtha, mantra, and worship.