Shloka 91
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
अवांतराण्यनंतानि तानि वक्तुं न शक्यते । एकैकस्यापि तीर्थस्य संति विस्तरतः कथाः ॥ ९१ ॥
avāṃtarāṇyanaṃtāni tāni vaktuṃ na śakyate | ekaikasyāpi tīrthasya saṃti vistarataḥ kathāḥ || 91 ||
उपकथा अनंत आहेत; त्या सर्व सांगणे शक्य नाही. प्रत्येक तीर्थाच्या विस्तृत महिमा-कथा स्वतंत्रपणे आहेत.
Sanatkumāra (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhāga tīrtha context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A sober admission of the immeasurable scope of tīrtha traditions, shading into wonder at their endless narratives."}
FAQs
It teaches the vastness of tīrtha-māhātmya: every sacred place carries layered, dharma-shaping legends, so the Purāṇa offers a guided selection rather than an exhaustive catalogue.
By emphasizing that each tīrtha has expansive kathās, it points to bhakti being nourished through hearing sacred narratives (śravaṇa) that awaken reverence, faith, and remembrance tied to holy places.
Indirectly, it highlights itihāsa-purāṇa style pedagogy—using structured kathā (narrative exposition) to transmit dharma; no specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly taught in this verse.