Shloka 13
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
शक्तिक्षेत्रं च तां प्राहुः पुण्यं पापक्षयंकरम् । या गृहं त्रिपुरारेश्च पञ्चगव्यूतिसंस्थिता ॥ १३ ॥
śaktikṣetraṃ ca tāṃ prāhuḥ puṇyaṃ pāpakṣayaṃkaram | yā gṛhaṃ tripurāreśca pañcagavyūtisaṃsthitā || 13 ||
ಆ ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನು ‘ಶಕ್ತಿಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ’ವೆಂದು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ—ಅದು ಪುಣ್ಯಮಯವೂ ಪಾಪಕ್ಷಯಕರವೂ ಆಗಿದೆ; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅದು ತ್ರಿಪುರಾರೇಶನ ಗೃಹ, ಐದು ಗವ್ಯೂತಿಗಳ ಪರಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತವಾಗಿದೆ।
Sage Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies a specific sacred site as a Śakti-kṣetra and states its core phala (fruit): it generates puṇya and destroys pāpa, because it is directly connected with the deity’s abode (Tripurāreśa).
Bhakti here is expressed through tīrtha-sevā and deity-centered reverence: honoring a place sanctified by the divine presence is presented as a direct means to purification and merit.
It uses traditional sacred geography and measurement (gavyūti) to define the tīrtha’s extent—practical knowledge relevant to pilgrimage mapping, ritual boundary (kṣetra-maryādā), and tīrtha-parikrama.