Shloka 28
The Greatness of Puṣkara: Tripuṣkara Pilgrimage, Sacred Geography, and the Doctrine of Self-Restraint
दिव्य योगा महाराज पुण्येन महतान्विताः । मनसाप्यभिकामस्य पुष्कराणि मनस्विनः
divya yogā mahārāja puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ | manasāpyabhikāmasya puṣkarāṇi manasvinaḥ
ಹೇ ಮಹಾರಾಜ! ಮಹಾಪುಣ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ದಿವ್ಯಯೋಗಶಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತವಾದ ಈ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪುಷ್ಕರಗಳು, ಮನಸ್ವಿಗಳ ಅಭಿಲಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪಮಾತ್ರದಿಂದಲೂ ಪೂರೈಸುತ್ತವೆ।
Unspecified (context-dependent narrator addressing a king, likely within a dialogue tradition such as Pulastya → Bhīṣma)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: महता+अन्विताः → महतान्विताः (स्वर-सन्धि); मनसा+अपि → मनसापि; अपि+अभिकामस्य → अप्यभिकामस्य (यणादेश/व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: इ + अ → य् + अ)।
FAQs
It portrays Pushkara as a highly meritorious holy place whose sanctity is so potent that it can grant spiritual or desired results even through mental resolve, emphasizing its exceptional tīrtha-māhātmya (glory of a pilgrimage site).
The verse links puṇya with “divine yogas,” suggesting that accumulated merit and sanctified practice empower sacred places (and the aspirant’s intention) to become effective instruments for attaining desired outcomes.
It implies that inner intention matters: the “high-minded” (manasvin) approach the sacred with sincerity, and such purity of mind—supported by merit—can itself become a means of spiritual fruition.