Shloka 6
The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)
विश्रांतिसंज्ञके तीर्थे सर्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमे । मंदिरे च वराहस्य कथ्यमानां कथां नृप ॥ ६ ॥
viśrāṃtisaṃjñake tīrthe sarvatīrthottamottame | maṃdire ca varāhasya kathyamānāṃ kathāṃ nṛpa || 6 ||
王よ、「ヴィシュラーンティ」と名づく聖なる渡し—あらゆる巡礼地の中でも最勝—において、またヴァラーハ神の寺院において、語り継がれる物語は次のとおりである。
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Elevates the listener into wonder by proclaiming Viśrānti as supreme among tīrthas, then focuses devotionally into the Varāha temple where sacred narration unfolds."}
FAQs
It frames the setting of a tīrtha-māhātmya: the teaching is delivered at Viśrānti-tīrtha and the Varāha temple, indicating that the place and deity-context sanctify and intensify the merit and insight of the discourse.
By centering the narration in Varāha’s temple, the verse directs the listener toward Viṣṇu-bhakti—hearing sacred kathā in the presence of the Lord’s form is presented as a devotional gateway to grace and purification.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it primarily highlights tīrtha practice—listening to Purāṇic kathā at a consecrated site and deity-temple as a recognized dharmic ritual context.