Shloka 13
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
पुरुषोत्तमं पुनः प्राप्य वटमूलेऽथ सागरे । त्यक्त्वा देहं हरिं स्मृत्वा ततः शांतं पदं व्रजेत् ॥ १३ ॥
puruṣottamaṃ punaḥ prāpya vaṭamūle'tha sāgare | tyaktvā dehaṃ hariṃ smṛtvā tataḥ śāṃtaṃ padaṃ vrajet || 13 ||
पुरुषोत्तमं पुनः प्राप्य सागरे वटमूले । हरिं स्मृत्वा देहं त्यक्त्वा ततः शान्तं पदं व्रजेत् ॥
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya setting; Uttara-Bhaga narrative voice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that reaching the sacred Purushottama tirtha and remembering Hari at life’s end leads to the śānta-pada—Vishnu’s peaceful, liberation-giving state.
Bhakti is expressed as smaraṇa (remembrance): the decisive act is holding Hari in consciousness, especially at the moment of leaving the body, which is presented as the direct means to the supreme goal.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana through smṛti—cultivating steady remembrance of Hari, often supported by tīrtha-sevā and pilgrimage discipline.