Shloka 32
Merits of Vitastā, Devikā, Rudrakoṭī and Sarasvatī Sacred Fords
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् । सरस्वत्यां महापुण्यमुपासीत जनार्दनम्
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra saṃgamaṃ lokaviśrutam | sarasvatyāṃ mahāpuṇyamupāsīta janārdanam
അതിനുശേഷം, ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ, ലോകവിഖ്യാതമായ സംഗമത്തിലേക്കു പോകണം. മഹാപുണ്യമായ സരസ്വതീതീരത്ത് ജനാർദനൻ (വിഷ്ണു)നെ ഉപാസിക്കണം.
Unspecified in provided excerpt (likely a Purāṇic narrator instructing a king within a tirtha-mahātmya context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: river
Sandhi Resolution Notes: महापुण्यमुपासीत → महापुण्यम् उपासीत
FAQs
It highlights a “saṅgama” (river confluence) as a widely renowned pilgrimage point and specifically locates a major act of worship at the Sarasvatī, reflecting how the Padma Purāṇa maps holiness onto identifiable waterways and confluences.
The instruction culminates not merely in travel but in “upāsanā” (devotional worship) of Janārdana (Vishnu), presenting pilgrimage as fulfilled through devotion and direct worship of the Lord.
Sacred journeys are portrayed as purposeful disciplines: one should seek renowned holy places and perform sincere worship there, implying that merit arises from reverent practice rather than from movement or reputation alone.