Shloka 77
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
भर्तृदुःखेन संतप्ता अपश्यज्ज्वलितं जगत् । यद्यस्ति वसुधा देवी पितरो देवतास्तथा ॥ ७७ ॥
bhartṛduḥkhena saṃtaptā apaśyajjvalitaṃ jagat | yadyasti vasudhā devī pitaro devatāstathā || 77 ||
भर्तृवियोगदुःखेन संतप्ता सा जगत्सर्वं ज्वलितमिवापश्यत्। “यदि वसुधा देवी विद्यते, पितरश्च देवताश्च तथा सन्ति…” इति विललाप॥
Suta (narrator) describing the lament within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse portrays how intense personal grief can make the entire world appear “on fire,” while simultaneously invoking cosmic supports—Earth, the Pitṛs, and the gods—pointing to the Purāṇic idea that individual suffering is held within a larger sacred order (dharma) and ritual refuge.
Though not explicitly naming Viṣṇu-bhakti here, the verse shows the devotional impulse in crisis: turning from private despair toward higher sanctities (devatās) and the sacred cosmos, a common Purāṇic movement that later culminates in seeking divine shelter through worship, vows, and remembrance.
Indirectly it points to Pitṛ-related observances governed by Kalpa (ritual procedure): honoring the Pitṛs through śrāddha/tarpaṇa in appropriate sacred contexts (tīrthas), which is a recurring practical theme in Narada Purana rituals.