Shloka 9
The Glory of Gayā and the Pilgrimage Circuit of Allied Tīrthas
कपिला सहवत्सा वै पर्वते विचरत्युतः । सवत्सायाः पदान्यस्या दृश्यंतेऽद्यापि भारत
kapilā sahavatsā vai parvate vicaratyutaḥ | savatsāyāḥ padānyasyā dṛśyaṃte'dyāpi bhārata
कपिला सहवत्सा वै पर्वते विचरत्युत। सवत्सायाः पदान्यस्या दृश्यन्तेऽद्यापि भारत॥
Unspecified (addressing Bhārata)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दृश्यंतेऽद्यापि = दृश्यन्ते + अद्यापि (ए + अ → एऽ); अन्य sandhi minimal.
FAQs
It presents a physical, enduring marker (hoofprints) on a mountain as evidence of a sacred event, reinforcing how tīrthas are remembered through visible signs in the landscape.
Kapilā is described as a tawny cow accompanied by her calf; the verse treats her presence and hoofprints as noteworthy and still observable.
The verse highlights reverence for sacred places and the tradition of preserving memory of holy events through tangible markers, encouraging pilgrimage-minded remembrance and faith in transmitted accounts.