Shloka 13
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
हरिमित्रसुतो विप्रः सुमित्रो वेदपारगः । आसीत्तस्याश्रमः पुण्यो यमुना दक्षिणेतटे
harimitrasuto vipraḥ sumitro vedapāragaḥ | āsīttasyāśramaḥ puṇyo yamunā dakṣiṇetaṭe
हरिमित्रसुतो विप्रः सुमित्रो वेदपारगः। तस्य पुण्य आश्रमोऽभूद् यमुनाया दक्षिणेतटे॥
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from this single verse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: river
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हरिमित्रसुतो→हरिमित्र-सुतः; आसीत्तस्याश्रमः→आसीत् तस्य आश्रमः; दक्षिणेतटे→दक्षिणे तटे
FAQs
It places a holy āśrama on the southern bank of the Yamunā, reflecting how Purāṇic narratives anchor spiritual lineages and events in identifiable North Indian river landscapes.
By describing Sumitra as a vipra and veda-pāraga, the verse signals that the forthcoming narrative is grounded in Vedic learning and the authority of a learned Brahmin-ascetic.
The verse subtly highlights the ideal of a life rooted in Vedic study and sanctified living—embodied by a learned sage residing in a holy hermitage beside a sacred river.