Shloka 77
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
बृहत्यै ते नमो नित्यं लोकधात्र्यै नमोनमः । नमस्ते विश्वमुख्यायै नंदिन्यै ते नमोनमः ॥ ७७ ॥
bṛhatyai te namo nityaṃ lokadhātryai namonamaḥ | namaste viśvamukhyāyai naṃdinyai te namonamaḥ || 77 ||
Everlasting salutations to You, O Bṛhatī, the Vast One; salutations again and again to You, Lokadhātrī, Sustainer of the worlds. Salutations to You, Viśvamukhyā, foremost in the universe; salutations again and again to You, O Nandinī, giver of bliss.
Suta (narrating a hymn of praise within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the Devī as both transcendent (the Vast One) and immanent (the Sustainer of the worlds), teaching that pilgrimage and worship culminate in recognizing the divine power that upholds all beings.
By repeating namo namaḥ, the verse models humble, continuous praise—bhakti expressed as steady remembrance and surrender to the supreme, world-supporting Divine.
Primarily Chandas and Vyākaraṇa usage in stotra style: vocative-dative epithets (bṛhatyai, lokadhātryai, viśvamukhyāyai, nandinyai) are employed for precise devotional address; no technical Jyotiṣa or ritual procedure is specified in this line.