Shloka 70
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
प्रासादे तत्र तिष्ठेत्तु पदं धर्ममयं हि तत् । प्रतिमां तत्र तां दृष्ट्वा स्वयं देवेन निर्मिताम् ॥ ७० ॥
prāsāde tatra tiṣṭhettu padaṃ dharmamayaṃ hi tat | pratimāṃ tatra tāṃ dṛṣṭvā svayaṃ devena nirmitām || 70 ||
ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಪ್ರಾಸಾದರೂಪದ ದೇವಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸಬೇಕು; ಆ ಸ್ಥಾನವು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಧರ್ಮಮಯ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವನೇ ಸ್ವಯಂ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ ಆ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆಯನ್ನು ದರ್ಶಿಸಿ ಧರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya section of Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that certain sacred temple-sites are intrinsically dharma-filled; simply residing there and taking darśana of the deity’s image is itself a stabilizing, merit-giving practice.
Bhakti is expressed through presence (abiding in the Lord’s temple) and darśana (reverent seeing of the pratimā), emphasizing devotion through direct encounter with the divine in a tirtha setting.
Ritual practice is implied: pilgrimage conduct and temple discipline (staying in the prāsāda, taking darśana) rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa; it points to dharma-oriented observance in sacred spaces.