तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पदं पूज्यं नरोत्तम । पितामहपदं सम्यक्छ्रद्धया स्वर्गदायकम्
tasmātsarvaprayatnena padaṃ pūjyaṃ narottama | pitāmahapadaṃ samyakchraddhayā svargadāyakam
अतः हे नरोत्तम! सर्व प्रयत्न से इस पदचिह्न—पितामह ब्रह्मा के पद—की सम्यक् श्रद्धा से पूजा करनी चाहिए; यह स्वर्ग प्रदान करने वाला है।
Pulastya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Pitāmaha-pada (Brahmā’s Footprint)
Type: kshetra
Listener: narottama (addressed devotee)
Scene: A teacher-ṛṣi addresses a noble listener ('narottama'), pointing toward the footprint shrine; the footprint glows subtly, suggesting its svarga-granting potency.
Persistent, faithful worship at a revered tirtha is upheld as a direct means to heavenly merit.
Pitāmaha-pada (Brahmapada), the sacred footprint of Brahmā in the Arbuda sacred geography.
Perform pūjā to Brahmapada with full effort and śraddhā.
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