Shloka 33
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
ये च तां पूजयिष्यंति तस्मिन्स्थाने स्थिताः स्वयम् । तेषां सा विविधान्भोगान्संप्रदास्यति मानदे ॥ ३३ ॥
ye ca tāṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti tasminsthāne sthitāḥ svayam | teṣāṃ sā vividhānbhogānsaṃpradāsyati mānade || 33 ||
ആ പുണ്യസ്ഥാനത്ത് തന്നെ പാർത്തു അവളെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവർക്ക്, ഹേ മാനദേ, അവൾ വിവിധ ഭോഗങ്ങളും അനുഗ്രഹങ്ങളും പ്രസാദിക്കും।
Narada (teaching in the Tirtha-Mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights a core Purāṇic principle: sincere worship performed in the deity’s own sacred locus (tīrtha/kshetra) becomes especially potent, and the presiding deity responds by granting fitting fruits (phala).
Bhakti here is expressed as personal presence (staying at the holy place) and active pūjā; the verse frames devotion as a living relationship where the deity reciprocates by granting blessings and supportive life-conditions for continued dharma.
Ritual practice is implied rather than technical: it points to pūjā conducted according to kalpa/ācāra (procedural discipline), emphasizing proper worship in a designated sacred space rather than topics like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.