Shloka 30
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
पूर्वोक्तेन तु मंत्रेण नमस्कृत्त्वा च तं वटम् । दक्षिणाभिमुखो गच्छेद्धन्वंतरशतत्रयम् ॥ ३० ॥
pūrvoktena tu maṃtreṇa namaskṛttvā ca taṃ vaṭam | dakṣiṇābhimukho gaccheddhanvaṃtaraśatatrayam || 30 ||
પૂર્વોક્ત મંત્રથી તે વડવૃક્ષને નમસ્કાર કરીને, દક્ષિણાભિમુખ થઈ ત્રણસો ધન્વંતર જેટલું અંતર આગળ વધવું।
Narada (instructional narration within a tirtha/vidhi section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames pilgrimage as a disciplined sacred act: first reverence (namaskāra) with mantra, then regulated movement (direction and measured distance), emphasizing that tirtha practice is guided by vidhi rather than impulse.
Bhakti is expressed here through reverential action—saluting a sacred tree with mantra—showing devotion as embodied worship integrated into pilgrimage observance.
It highlights ritual procedure and traditional measurement/directional discipline used in sacred rites—practical knowledge aligned with kalpa-style vidhi (ritual rules) and customary units like dhanvantara.