Shloka 20
प्रयाहि वासं मम देहसंज्ञं स चक्रिणो भूमिपतिः करेण । संस्पृष्टमात्रो विरजा बभूव प्रियासमेतस्तनयेन युक्तः ॥ २० ॥
prayāhi vāsaṃ mama dehasaṃjñaṃ sa cakriṇo bhūmipatiḥ kareṇa | saṃspṛṣṭamātro virajā babhūva priyāsametastanayena yuktaḥ || 20 ||
“പോകുക; ഈ ദേഹമെന്ന പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്ന എന്റെ ധാമത്തിൽ വസിക്കൂ.” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, ചക്രധാരി (വിഷ്ണു) ഭക്തനായ ആ രാജാവ് കൈകൊണ്ട് സ്പർശിച്ചതുമാത്രത്തിൽ മലിനതൊഴിഞ്ഞവനായി—പ്രിയയോടും പുത്രനോടും കൂടെ.
Narrator (Sūta-style Purāṇic narration; verse describes the event rather than direct dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes tirtha-mahātmya: even a simple act like respectful touch (sparśa) connected to a sacred abode can confer inner purification (virajā) and restore wholeness in life, culminating in auspicious reunion and spiritual uplift.
By calling the king “cakriṇaḥ,” the verse frames the transformation as grounded in Viṣṇu-bhakti—devotion to the discus-bearing Lord—where grace operates swiftly, making purification possible through sincere contact and faith rather than complex effort alone.
The verse primarily illustrates Purāṇic tirtha-prayoga (applied sacred practice) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is the ritual principle of sparśa/saṃsparśa (contact) as a purifier, aligned with dharma-śāstric ideas of śauca (purity).