Shloka 69
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
कामगेन विमानेन नरो विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत् । आभूतसंप्लवं यावत्क्रीडित्वा तत्र देववत् ॥ ६९ ॥
kāmagena vimānena naro viṣṇupuraṃ vrajet | ābhūtasaṃplavaṃ yāvatkrīḍitvā tatra devavat || 69 ||
कामगेन विमानेन नरो विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत्। तत्र देववत् क्रीडित्वा आभूतसंप्लवं यावत् तिष्ठति॥
Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents the phala (result) of reaching Viṣṇu’s divine realm—deva-like joy and an exceptionally long stay lasting up to cosmic dissolution—indicating the supreme, enduring reward associated with Viṣṇu-centered merit.
By portraying Viṣṇupura as the destination and Viṣṇu as the ultimate refuge, it frames devotion as leading to intimate participation in the divine realm—“sporting like a deva”—a classic Purāṇic way of expressing the fruit of Viṣṇu-bhakti.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a tirtha-mahātmya phala-śruti, emphasizing the ritual-devotional outcome (phala) rather than grammar (Vyākaraṇa), astrology (Jyotiṣa), or liturgical procedure (Kalpa).