Shloka 17
The Greatness of Haridvāra
Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya
पुनर्विधेः प्रार्थनया मीढ्वान्सद्यः प्रसादितः । संदधे च पुनर्यज्ञं विकृतं प्रकृतिस्थितम् ॥ १७ ॥
punarvidheḥ prārthanayā mīḍhvānsadyaḥ prasāditaḥ | saṃdadhe ca punaryajñaṃ vikṛtaṃ prakṛtisthitam || 17 ||
വീണ്ടും വിധി (ബ്രഹ്മാ) യുടെ പ്രാർത്ഥനയാൽ ദാനശീലനായ പ്രഭു ഉടൻ പ്രസന്നനായി. വികൃതമായ യജ്ഞത്തെ വീണ്ടും സ്ഥാപിച്ച് സ്വാഭാവികമായ യഥാവിധി നിലയിൽ ആക്കി.
Suta (narrating the Purana account; within the larger Uttara-bhaga narrative stream)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"From crisis (yajña distorted) to reconciliation: Brahmā’s supplication immediately pacifies the Lord, ending in restoration of cosmic-ritual order."}
FAQs
It teaches that sincere supplication aligned with dharma can quickly invoke divine grace, and that the Lord restores cosmic and ritual order when it has fallen into distortion.
Bhakti is shown through humble prayer (prārthanā): Vidhi’s heartfelt appeal moves the Lord, indicating that devotion and surrender can bring immediate divine response and protection of sacred practice.
It implies correct ritual procedure—when a yajña becomes vikṛta (deviated), it must be reset to prakṛti (proper form), reflecting the importance of Kalpa (ritual manuals) and adherence to Vedic injunctions.