Shloka 11
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
आस्ते गुह्यं परं क्षेत्रं मुक्तिदं पापनाशनम् । सर्वत्र वालुकाकीर्णे पवित्रं धर्मकामदम् ॥ ११ ॥
āste guhyaṃ paraṃ kṣetraṃ muktidaṃ pāpanāśanam | sarvatra vālukākīrṇe pavitraṃ dharmakāmadam || 11 ||
ત્યાં એક ગુહ્ય અને પરમ ક્ષેત્ર છે, જે મુક્તિ આપે અને પાપનો નાશ કરે છે. સર્વત્ર રેતથી છવાયેલું તે પવિત્ર છે અને ધર્મ તથા ઇચ્છાપૂર્તિ આપે છે.
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context, traditionally narrated within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It praises a “guhya” (esoteric) tīrtha/kshetra whose darśana and contact are said to destroy sins and culminate in mokṣa, presenting pilgrimage as a direct purifier and liberator in the Uttara-bhāga’s tirtha-mahātmyas.
By presenting a holy kshetra as “pavitra” and “muktidam,” the verse supports the bhakti-oriented Purāṇic idea that reverent approach to sacred places—through faith, remembrance, and worship—can elevate one from worldly aims (kāma) toward dharma and ultimately liberation.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-yātrā discipline—recognizing a kshetra’s sanctity, approaching it with purity (śauca) and dharmic conduct—rather than a technical point of vyākaraṇa, jyotiṣa, or kalpa.