Shloka 152
The Account and Merit of Śivadūtī
with the Nāga-tīrtha at Puṣkara
न तत्राग्निभयं घोरं सर्वचोरादिसंभवं । यश्चेदं पूजयेद्भक्त्या पुस्तकेपि स्थितं बुधाः
na tatrāgnibhayaṃ ghoraṃ sarvacorādisaṃbhavaṃ | yaścedaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā pustakepi sthitaṃ budhāḥ
ସେଠାରେ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଅଗ୍ନିଭୟ ନାହିଁ, ଚୋର ଆଦିଠାରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ କୌଣସି ସଙ୍କଟ ମଧ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ। ହେ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନମାନେ, ଯେ ଭକ୍ତିରେ ଏହାକୁ ପୂଜେ—ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ—ସେ ସେଇ ରକ୍ଷା ଓ ପୁଣ୍ୟ ଲାଭ କରେ।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narratives; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing listeners as 'budhāḥ')
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्राग्निभयम् = तत्र + अग्निभयम्; यश्चेदम् = यः + च + इदम्; पूजयेद्भक्त्या = पूजयेत् + भक्त्या (त् + भ → द्भ); पुस्तकेपि = पुस्तके + अपि.
FAQs
It recommends devotional worship (pūjā) of “this” sacred object/teaching, stating that even honoring it as written in a book (a manuscript or scripture) is spiritually effective.
The key condition is bhaktyā—devotion. The verse presents devotion as sufficient even without a grand external setting, since worship can be directed to the scripture itself.
It encourages reverence for sacred knowledge and consistent devotional practice, suggesting that such devotion brings safeguarding from calamities symbolized by fire and theft.