Shloka 39
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
भवेतामीदृशौ देवि सर्वसौख्यस्य भाजनौ । मानुष्यं दुर्लभं प्राप्य विद्युत्संपातचंचलम् ॥ ३९ ॥
bhavetāmīdṛśau devi sarvasaukhyasya bhājanau | mānuṣyaṃ durlabhaṃ prāpya vidyutsaṃpātacaṃcalam || 39 ||
ឱ ព្រះនាងទេវី សូមឲ្យពួកគេទាំងពីរ ក្លាយជាភាជន៍ទទួលសេចក្តីសុខគ្រប់យ៉ាងដូច្នេះ; ព្រោះបានទទួលកំណើតជាមនុស្សដ៏កម្ររកបាន ដែលរអិលរហ័ស និងមិនថេរដូចពន្លឺរន្ទះ។
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"From blessing-like assurance of happiness to a sobering reminder of human life’s rarity and lightning-like fragility."}
FAQs
It stresses that human birth is rare and momentary; therefore one should quickly orient life toward dharma, devotion, and liberation rather than delaying spiritual practice.
By calling human life “lightning-like” in its instability, the verse implies urgency: steady devotion and remembrance of the Divine should be taken up now, as worldly conditions can change abruptly.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is time-awareness and disciplined practice—using one’s limited lifespan to prioritize sadhana and righteous duties.