Shloka 5
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
तस्माज्ज्येष्ठे तु सुभगे प्रयत्नेन सुसंयतैः । स्वर्गलोकेप्सुभिर्मर्त्यैर्द्रष्टव्यः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ ५ ॥
tasmājjyeṣṭhe tu subhage prayatnena susaṃyataiḥ | svargalokepsubhirmartyairdraṣṭavyaḥ puruṣottamaḥ || 5 ||
इसलिए शुभ ज्येष्ठ मास में, संयमित और प्रयत्नशील, स्वर्गलोक की अभिलाषा रखने वाले मर्त्य जनों को पुरुषोत्तम का दर्शन अवश्य करना चाहिए।
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana discourse in the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that sacred time (the auspicious month of Jyeṣṭha) combined with self-restraint and sincere effort makes Viṣṇu’s darśana especially spiritually potent, leading to elevated merit and higher destinations such as svarga.
Bhakti here is expressed as darśana-sevā—seeking Puruṣottama with disciplined conduct and earnest intention—showing devotion as an embodied practice linked to pilgrimage/holy visitation.
It implicitly uses Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics by emphasizing the month of Jyeṣṭha as an auspicious time for observance, aligning spiritual practice with sacred timekeeping.