वसिष्ठ उवाच । एतद्ब्रह्मोद्भवं नाम पद्मं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । दृष्टमात्रेण चानेन दृष्टाः स्युः सर्व देवताः
vasiṣṭha uvāca | etadbrahmodbhavaṃ nāma padmaṃ trailokyaviśrutam | dṛṣṭamātreṇa cānena dṛṣṭāḥ syuḥ sarva devatāḥ
Vasiṣṭha bersabda: “Inilah padma bernama ‘Brahmodbhava’, termasyhur di tiga dunia. Dengan memandangnya saja, seseorang dianggap telah memandang semua dewa.”
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Brahmodbhava Padma
Type: kund
Listener: the afflicted king (pārthiva)
Scene: Vasiṣṭha points out a radiant lotus—Brahmodbhava—glowing with subtle forms or emblems of many deities within its petals; the king looks on with awe as the sacred object becomes the focal point of hope and cure.
Sacred darśana concentrates divine presence—one holy vision can symbolize communion with the entire pantheon.
The Brahmodbhava (Brahmapadma) lotus-tīrtha within Prabhāsakṣetra’s māhātmya.
Darśana (beholding) itself is presented as spiritually efficacious.