स दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय भीतविस्मितमानसः । निमग्न इव संतोषात्परमानंदसागरे
sa dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya bhītavismitamānasaḥ | nimagna iva saṃtoṣātparamānaṃdasāgare
On seeing it, he sprang up at once, his mind filled with fear and wonder, as though, through sheer contentment, he had been plunged into the ocean of supreme bliss.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Śivapura (visionary kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The boy suddenly rises, eyes widened; his posture shows both trembling reverence and astonishment, while the luminous shrine-city behind him suggests he is being ‘immersed’ in bliss.
Divine encounter can produce awe and trembling, yet culminates in deep spiritual joy (ānanda).
No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is the inner fruit of darśana.
None; it describes the devotee’s response to a sacred vision.