Shloka 19
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
प्रयागो मध्यमा वेदिः पूर्वा वेदिर्गयाशिरः विरजा दक्षिणा वेदिरनन्तफलदायिनी
prayāgo madhyamā vediḥ pūrvā vedirgayāśiraḥ virajā dakṣiṇā vediranantaphaladāyinī
പ്രയാഗം മദ്ധ്യ വേദിയാണ്. കിഴക്കൻ വേദി ‘ഗയാശിര’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. തെക്കൻ വേദി ‘വിരജാ’; അത് അനന്ത ഫലങ്ങൾ (പുണ്യം) നൽകുന്നതാണ്।
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FAQs
The passage frames sacred space as ethically efficacious: moving through (or honoring) properly recognized tirthas is portrayed as a means to accumulate merit (phala), encouraging restraint, purity, and reverence rather than mere physical travel.
Primarily within tīrtha/kṣetra-māhātmya material, which is usually embedded under vāmśānucarita/ācāra-oriented narration rather than the five strict lakṣaṇas; it functions as dharma-anuśāsana (guidance on sacred places and their fruits).
The ‘vedi’ mapping sacralizes geography as a cosmic altar: east/center/south are not mere directions but ritualized zones, implying that the land itself can be approached like a yajña-vedi where spiritual results arise from correct orientation and conduct.