Shloka 25
The Greatness of the Viṣṇu-pañcaka
Five-Day Kārttika Observance
तत्र प्रविष्टास्ते सर्वे दृष्ट्वा पुण्यजनान्बहून् । धात्रीमूले स्थितान्ब्रह्मन्वैष्णवान्द्विजसत्तमान्
tatra praviṣṭāste sarve dṛṣṭvā puṇyajanānbahūn | dhātrīmūle sthitānbrahmanvaiṣṇavāndvijasattamān
Having entered there, they all beheld many holy beings—O Brahmin—excellent brāhmaṇas devoted to Viṣṇu, standing at the root of the dhātrī tree.
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided verse excerpt)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रविष्टास्ते → प्रविष्टाः + ते; पुण्यजनान्बहून् → पुण्यजनान् + बहून्; स्थितान्ब्रह्मन् → स्थितान् + ब्रह्मन्; ब्रह्मन्वैष्णवान् → ब्रह्मन् + वैष्णवान्; वैष्णवान्द्विजसत्तमान् → वैष्णवान् + द्विजसत्तमान्
FAQs
The verse frames the dhātrī tree as a sacred locus (a tīrtha-like spot) where holy Vaiṣṇavas gather, implying spiritual merit through proximity, worship, and association.
It highlights “vaiṣṇavān”—devotees of Viṣṇu—as exemplary “dvija-sattama” (best among the twice-born), linking true excellence with devotion rather than mere status.
Seek satsaṅga: entering sacred places and associating with genuinely virtuous devotees is portrayed as spiritually elevating and worthy of attention.