Shloka 62
The Glory of Gayā and the Pilgrimage Circuit of Allied Tīrthas
सर्वतीर्थवरं चैव यो वसेत महाह्रदम् । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति विंद्याद्बहुसुवर्णकम्
sarvatīrthavaraṃ caiva yo vaseta mahāhradam | na durgatimavāpnoti viṃdyādbahusuvarṇakam
ସମସ୍ତ ତୀର୍ଥମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଏହି ମହାହ୍ରଦରେ ଯେ ବାସ କରେ, ସେ ଦୁର୍ଗତି ପାଉନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ବହୁ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ (ସମୃଦ୍ଧି) ଲାଭ କରେ।
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति = दुर्गतिम् + अवाप्नोति; विंद्याद्बहुसुवर्णकम् = विन्द्यात् + बहुसुवर्णकम्
FAQs
It presents the “great lake” as a supreme tīrtha—“best among all tīrthas”—and frames residence/association with it as spiritually protective and materially auspicious.
Both: it says one avoids “durgati” (an unfortunate fate) and also “finds abundant gold,” a conventional Purāṇic way of expressing prosperity gained through sacred association.
The verse encourages sustained reverence and disciplined proximity (vāsā/residence) to sacred places, implying that consistent devotional conduct brings protection from downfall and supports well-being.