Shloka 13
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
चैत्रस्य शुक्लपक्षे तु तृतीया या महाफला । तत्र गौरी तु द्रष्टव्या भक्तिभावेन मानवैः ॥ १३ ॥
caitrasya śuklapakṣe tu tṛtīyā yā mahāphalā | tatra gaurī tu draṣṭavyā bhaktibhāvena mānavaiḥ || 13 ||
Pada paruh terang bulan Caitra, hari ketiga (tṛtīyā) sangat berbuah; pada hari itu hendaknya manusia memandang dan memuja Dewi Gaurī dengan rasa bhakti.
Narada (in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara in Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/vrata discourse)
Vrata: none (tithi-mahatmya for Gaurī-darśana implied)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā is a highly meritorious tithi, and that devotional darśana/worship of Gaurī on this day yields great spiritual and religious fruit.
Bhakti is presented as the essential inner attitude—“bhaktibhāva”—through which darśana (reverent beholding and worship) of the Goddess becomes spiritually effective, emphasizing heartfelt devotion over mere formality.
It highlights calendrical/ritual timing based on the lunar tithi system (pakṣa and tithi), an applied aspect of Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga) used to determine auspicious observances and vrata days.