Shloka 72
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
मदंतिकमनुप्राप्य प्रणम्य शिरसाब्रवीत् । नमस्ते भगवन्देव लोकनाथाय तेजसे ॥ ७२ ॥
madaṃtikamanuprāpya praṇamya śirasābravīt | namaste bhagavandeva lokanāthāya tejase || 72 ||
ខ្ញុំបានចូលទៅជិត ហើយកោតគោរពដោយក្បាល រួចនិយាយថា៖ «សូមនមស្ការ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏ពរ ព្រះទេវៈ—ព្រះនាថានៃលោក ទ្រង់ភ្លឺរលោងដោយតេជៈ»។
Narrator (contextual voice within the Purana; the verse reports another person's salutation)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Reverent approach → physical prostration → spoken salutation that culminates in awe at the Lord’s radiance and sovereignty."}
FAQs
It highlights the devotional act of approaching the revered one, bowing with humility (praṇāma), and offering a formal salutation that recognizes divine sovereignty (lokanātha) and spiritual brilliance (tejas).
Bhakti is shown through embodied reverence—coming near, bowing the head, and speaking a heartfelt namas—where devotion is expressed as surrender and praise rather than argument or display.
The verse primarily reflects ritual etiquette (ācāra) and the devotional form of address used in stuti; it does not directly teach a technical Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this line.