Shloka 85
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
तां दृष्ट्वा पुंडरीकाक्ष भावेनैकेन श्रद्धया । श्वेताख्यं भुवनं यांति निष्कामाश्चैव मानवाः ॥ ८५ ॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā puṃḍarīkākṣa bhāvenaikena śraddhayā | śvetākhyaṃ bhuvanaṃ yāṃti niṣkāmāścaiva mānavāḥ || 85 ||
ಹೇ ಪುಂಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷ, ಅವಳನ್ನು ಏಕಭಾವದಿಂದ ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಂದ ದರ್ಶನಮಾತ್ರ ಮಾಡಿದರೂ, ನಿಷ್ಕಾಮ ಮಾನವರು ‘ಶ್ವೇತ’ ಎಂಬ ಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Narada (in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara brothers; Uttara-Bhaga narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that mere darśana (sacred beholding) performed with śraddhā and single-pointed bhāva, when free from selfish desire (niṣkāma), becomes spiritually transformative and leads to an exalted realm (Śveta-bhuvana).
Bhakti is presented as inner orientation rather than external complexity: one-minded feeling (ekabhāva) plus faith (śraddhā) purifies intention, and niṣkāma devotion becomes the direct cause of spiritual attainment.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the dharmic principle governing ritual/tirtha practice—results depend on intention and faith (bhāva-śraddhā) rather than mere external performance.