Shloka 14
Dāna-vrata and the Tīrtha Circuit of Venkaṭādri
Snāna, Mantra, Naivedya
कुमारीमहिमानं च श्रुत्वा स्नानं चकार सा / पुनरावृत्य सा देवी ह्यन्तरा विरजानदीम्
kumārīmahimānaṃ ca śrutvā snānaṃ cakāra sā / punarāvṛtya sā devī hyantarā virajānadīm
કુમારીની મહિમા સાંભળી તેણે સ્નાન કર્યું; પછી ફરી પાછી ફરીને તે દેવી વિરજા નદીના મધ્યસ્થ ભાગમાં રહી।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Śravaṇa of tīrtha-mahātmyā inspires śuddhi-kriyā; bathing as enacted faith responding to sacred narrative.
Vedantic Theme: Śraddhā leading to sādhana; external tīrtha mirrors inner tīrtha (purified mind).
Application: Let inspiring teachings translate into concrete practice—pilgrimage, bathing, vows, or disciplined purification—followed by reflective stillness.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha and river
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: tīrtha-mahātmyas and the efficacy of snāna (general thematic parallel)
FAQs
In this verse, Virajā is presented as a liminal, purifying boundary-river—an ‘in-between’ region associated with cleansing and transition before proceeding onward in the sacred narrative of passage.
By highlighting snāna (ritual bathing) and an ‘antarā’ (intermediate) location near Virajā, the verse signals that purification and threshold-stages are required before moving from one spiritual state/region to another.
It reinforces the idea that major life transitions—especially rites connected to purity and devotion—should be approached with intentional cleansing, discipline, and reverence for sacred spaces and practices.