Shloka 9
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
देशोऽसौ पुण्यशीलानां गुणैः सर्वैरलंकृतः । सर्वतीर्थानि पुण्यानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥ ९ ॥
deśo'sau puṇyaśīlānāṃ guṇaiḥ sarvairalaṃkṛtaḥ | sarvatīrthāni puṇyāni puṇyānyāyatanāni ca || 9 ||
ആ ദേശം പുണ്യശീലരുടെ എല്ലാ ഗുണങ്ങളാലും അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. അവിടെ എല്ലാ പുണ്യതീർത്ഥങ്ങളും പുണ്യമായ പവിത്രധാമങ്ങളും ഉണ്ട്.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It declares that a truly sacred region is defined not only by geography but by the presence of virtuous people and merit-giving tīrthas and holy abodes—making it a concentrated field of dharma and puṇya.
By praising holy abodes and tīrthas, it supports bhakti in practice: devotees cultivate devotion through pilgrimage, worship, and association with the righteous, which strengthens reverence for the Divine even when not named explicitly in the verse.
The verse primarily emphasizes tīrtha-dharma (pilgrimage discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it implies correct ritual observance at sacred sites (kalpa/ācāra) as the means by which such places are recognized as puṇya-āyatanas.