Shloka 3
Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas
स्नात्वैवं सागरे सम्यक् तस्मिन् क्षेत्रवरे शुभे । तीरे चाभ्यर्च्य विधिवन्नारायणमनामयम् ॥ ३ ॥
snātvaivaṃ sāgare samyak tasmin kṣetravare śubhe | tīre cābhyarcya vidhivannārāyaṇamanāmayam || 3 ||
Having thus bathed properly in the ocean at that auspicious and excellent sacred site, one should then, on the shore, worship the flawless Nārāyaṇa according to the prescribed rites.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links tīrtha-snānā (sacred bathing) with vidhivat-pūjā, teaching that purification is completed by disciplined worship of Nārāyaṇa at the very tīrtha where the merit is gathered.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-guided worship—after purifying oneself, the devotee turns to Nārāyaṇa as the flawless refuge, making devotion both inward (purity) and outward (pūjā).
It emphasizes kalpa/ritual procedure through the term “vidhivat,” pointing to correct performance of rites (pūjā-vidhi) following established injunctions rather than casual worship.