Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
यम उवाच । अस्मिन्नायतने पुण्ये विख्याते पुरुषोत्तमे । इंद्रिनीलमयी सृष्टा प्रतिमा सार्वकामिकी ॥ ८४ ॥
yama uvāca | asminnāyatane puṇye vikhyāte puruṣottame | iṃdrinīlamayī sṛṣṭā pratimā sārvakāmikī || 84 ||
யமன் கூறினான்—‘புருஷோத்தம’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்ற இந்தப் புனிதத் தலத்தில், இந்திரநீலக் கல்லால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட, எல்லா விருப்பங்களையும் நிறைவேற்றும் ஒரு பிரதிமை அமைக்கப்பட்டது.
Yama
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It highlights the exceptional sanctity of the Puruṣottama shrine by describing a rare indranīla (blue-sapphire) deity-image whose darśana and worship are portrayed as highly efficacious, capable of granting comprehensive worldly and spiritual aims.
By focusing on the pratimā in a famed holy abode, the verse reinforces temple-centered bhakti—approaching the Lord through consecrated form (mūrti), sacred space (kṣetra), and faith in the fruit-bearing power of worship.
Indirectly, it points to āgamic/ritual application (connected with Kalpa): the importance of pratimā and āyatana in structured worship—installation, sanctity of place, and prescribed acts that make a shrine a recognized tirtha.