Shloka 23
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
कल्पवृक्षं ततो गत्वा कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम् । पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या मंत्रेणानेन तं वटम् ॥ २३ ॥
kalpavṛkṣaṃ tato gatvā kṛtvā taṃ triḥ pradakṣiṇam | pūjayetparayā bhaktyā maṃtreṇānena taṃ vaṭam || 23 ||
പിന്നീട് കല്പവൃക്ഷത്തിനരികെ ചെന്നു അതിനെ മൂന്നു പ്രാവശ്യം പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്ത്, ഇതേ മന്ത്രം ചൊല്ലി ആ വടവൃക്ഷത്തെ പരമഭക്തിയോടെ പൂജിക്കണം.
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha/Vrata-vidhi sequence; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara brothers in Book 2 contexts)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames sacred-tree worship as a complete devotional act: approaching the holy tree, performing three clockwise circumambulations, and offering puja with mantra—linking external rite to inner bhakti.
Bhakti is emphasized as the core (parayā bhaktyā): the ritual actions (going, pradakshina, puja) become spiritually effective when performed with wholehearted devotion and mantra-focused reverence.
Ritual procedure (Kalpa) is implied: the prescribed count (three pradakshinas), clockwise movement (pradakṣiṇā), and mantra-application in worship—core elements of practical vaidika/paurāṇika vidhi.