Shloka 7
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
स्पृष्ट्वा स्वर्गं गमिष्यंति विष्णुभक्ताः समाहिताः । यस्त्विमां प्रतिमां पश्येन्माधवाख्यां शशिप्रभाम् ॥ ७ ॥
spṛṣṭvā svargaṃ gamiṣyaṃti viṣṇubhaktāḥ samāhitāḥ | yastvimāṃ pratimāṃ paśyenmādhavākhyāṃ śaśiprabhām || 7 ||
त्या प्रतिमेचा स्पर्श करून एकाग्र विष्णुभक्त निःसंशय स्वर्गास जातात. आणि जो कोणी चंद्रप्रभेसारखी तेजस्वी, ‘माधव’ नामक त्या मूर्तीचे दर्शन करतो, त्यालाही ते पुण्य मिळते।
Suta (narrating the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that contact (touch) and darśana (beholding) of the Mādhava (Viṣṇu) image, when done with a focused devotional mind, grants powerful merit culminating in attainment of svarga.
Bhakti is presented as embodied practice: a devotee’s inner concentration (samāhita) is expressed through reverent interaction with Viṣṇu’s pratimā—touching and seeing—showing that devotion is both mental and ritual.
The verse primarily reflects ritual application (arcana and darśana within tirtha-mahātmya) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it implies correct worship-procedure and purity of intent as the practical takeaway.