Shloka 43
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
ततो देवपथं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः । देवसत्रस्य यत्पुण्यं तदवाप्नोति मानवः
tato devapathaṃ gacchenniyato niyatāśanaḥ | devasatrasya yatpuṇyaṃ tadavāpnoti mānavaḥ
അപ്പോൾ നിയന്ത്രിതനായും മിതാഹാരിയായും ദേവപഥത്തിലേക്ക് പോകണം; അതുവഴി മനുഷ്യൻ ദേവസത്രത്തിന്റെ പുണ്യം തന്നെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Padma Purāṇa Svargakhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छेन्नियतो = गच्छेत् नियतः; देवसत्रस्य यत्पुण्यं = देव-सत्रस्य यत् पुण्यम्; तदवाप्नोति = तत् अवाप्नोति।
FAQs
“Devapatha” indicates a dharmic, disciplined course of life aligned with divine order—often implying virtuous conduct, restraint, and merit-producing practices that lead toward higher realms or spiritual elevation.
Regulated eating is presented as a key form of self-restraint (niyama). Such moderation stabilizes the mind and supports religious practice, enabling one to accrue merit comparable to major sacrificial observances.
It teaches that consistent discipline—especially self-restraint and moderation—can yield great spiritual merit, even comparable to prestigious ritual merit (like that of a Deva-satra).