Shloka 40
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
येन सा ललिता दृष्टा तस्य जन्मभयं कुतः । पृथ्वीप्रदक्षिणां कृत्वा यत्फलं लभते नरः ॥ ४० ॥
yena sā lalitā dṛṣṭā tasya janmabhayaṃ kutaḥ | pṛthvīpradakṣiṇāṃ kṛtvā yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ || 40 ||
ആ ലലിതയെ ദർശിച്ചവന് ജന്മഭയം എവിടെ? സർവ്വ ഭൂമിയും പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്താൽ മനുഷ്യൻ നേടുന്ന ഫലം, അതേ ഫലം ഈ ദർശനത്തിലൂടെ തന്നെ ലഭിക്കുന്നു।
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya portion of Uttara-Bhaga; dialogue traditionally framed through sages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse elevates darśana (direct sacred vision) of Lalitā as a liberating act: it removes fear of rebirth and grants merit equal to the vast austerity of circumambulating the whole earth.
It presents bhakti as accessible and potent—sincere devotion culminating in darśana yields transformative grace, surpassing even large-scale pilgrimage efforts.
Ritual-practice knowledge is implied through the concept of pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) and pilgrimage merit (tirtha-phala), emphasizing how prescribed devotional acts and sacred observances are evaluated by their spiritual fruit.