Shloka 38
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
कुमारिकां ततः प्राप्य समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः । लभते वांछितान्कामाञ्जयेच्छक्रं न संशयः ॥ ३८ ॥
kumārikāṃ tataḥ prāpya samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ | labhate vāṃchitānkāmāñjayecchakraṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 38 ||
नंतर कुमारिकेकडे जाऊन विधानानुसार अर्चना केल्यास इच्छित कामना प्राप्त होतात; इंद्रालाही जिंकतो—यात संशय नाही.
Narada (in a didactic description of a prescribed observance/rite within a tirtha-mahatmya or vrata-vidhi setting)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_journey":"Ritual approach and worship of a maiden yields worldly fulfillment, escalating to a bold promise of surpassing even Indra."}
FAQs
It emphasizes vidhi—performing worship exactly as enjoined—and teaches that honoring sacred purity (symbolized by kumarī-pūjā) yields powerful phala (results), framed in the Purāṇic idiom of assured boons.
Bhakti here is expressed through reverent, rule-based worship (samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ). The verse links sincere devotional honoring of a worthy object of worship with tangible grace (desired boons), a common Narada Purana motif.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied by “vidhānataḥ”—the importance of performing the rite according to prescribed injunctions, including proper sequence and method of worship.