Shloka 9
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
पश्यमानो गिरीन्देशान्सरांसिसरितस्तथा ॥ । इयं हि जननी पुत्र तव प्रीतिविवर्द्धिनी ॥ ९ ॥
paśyamāno girīndeśānsarāṃsisaritastathā || | iyaṃ hi jananī putra tava prītivivarddhinī || 9 ||
पश्यन् गिरीन्द्रदेशान् सरांसि सरितश्च। एषा हि जननी पुत्र तव प्रीतिं भक्तिं च विवर्धयति॥
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in a tirtha-mahatmya travel context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It sacralizes the landscape itself—mountains, lakes, and rivers—teaching that sacred geography functions like a ‘mother’ that nurtures inner reverence and elevates the pilgrim’s devotional disposition.
Bhakti here is cultivated through darśana (reverent seeing) during yātrā: by consciously beholding tīrthas and natural sanctuaries, one’s prīti (loving devotion) naturally increases.
The verse emphasizes yātrā-dharma and tīrtha-darśana as practical discipline rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it points to applied dharma—how to engage the senses (seeing) to support sādhana and purification.