Shloka 70
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
बहुवृक्षैः समाकीर्णं नानापुष्पफलोपगैः । उल्लिखंतं हि शिखरैः खमध्यं स्वात्मनस्त्रिभिः ॥ ७० ॥
bahuvṛkṣaiḥ samākīrṇaṃ nānāpuṣpaphalopagaiḥ | ullikhaṃtaṃ hi śikharaiḥ khamadhyaṃ svātmanastribhiḥ || 70 ||
बहुवृक्षैः समाकीर्णं नानापुष्पफलोपगैः। उल्लिखन्तं हि शिखरैः खमध्यं स्वात्मनस्त्रिभिः॥
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya passage in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse sacralizes a tīrtha-landscape by portraying it as abundant, life-giving, and sky-reaching—imagery that frames pilgrimage as entering a space where nature itself points the mind upward toward dharma and higher consciousness.
Though not a direct bhakti injunction, the exalted depiction of the holy terrain supports bhakti indirectly: reverent contemplation of a tīrtha’s grandeur nurtures humility and devotion, preparing the heart for Viṣṇu-smaraṇa and tīrtha-sevā emphasized in Uttara-Bhāga narratives.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it functions as māhātmya-style descriptive poetics used in Purāṇic narration to mark sacred geography for pilgrimage orientation.