Shloka 3
The Greatness of Puṣkara: Tripuṣkara Pilgrimage, Sacred Geography, and the Doctrine of Self-Restraint
कथं तीर्थविभागस्तु कृतस्तैस्सु महात्मभिः । आश्रमे यानि तीर्थानि कृतान्यपि महर्षिभिः
kathaṃ tīrthavibhāgastu kṛtastaissu mahātmabhiḥ | āśrame yāni tīrthāni kṛtānyapi maharṣibhiḥ
ມະຫາອັດຕະມາເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນໄດ້ສ້າງການແບ່ງປະເພດ ແລະ ການຈັດລະບຽບຂອງຕີຣຖະສັກສິດແນວໃດ? ແລະໃນອາສຣົມ ມີຕີຣຖະໃດແດ່ທີ່ມະຫາິສີໄດ້ສ້າງໄວ້ດ້ວຍ?
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तीर्थविभागस्तु→तीर्थविभागः तु; कृतस्तैस्सु→कृतः तैः सु; कृतान्यपि→कृतानि अपि
FAQs
It frames tīrthas as deliberately organized and categorized by revered authorities, implying a mapped sacred landscape rather than random holy spots.
Indirectly: by highlighting tīrthas and āśramas as sanctified spaces created by great souls, it supports devotional practice through pilgrimage and reverence for sage-founded holy places.
Sacred traditions are to be approached with inquiry and respect—seeking how and why holy institutions were established by exemplary persons (mahātmās and maharṣis).