ब्राह्मणान् पूजयेद्भक्त्या यथाशक्त्या यथाविधि । रात्रौ जागरणं कार्यं कथायां तत्र भारत
brāhmaṇān pūjayedbhaktyā yathāśaktyā yathāvidhi | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ kathāyāṃ tatra bhārata
பிராமணர்களை பக்தியுடன், இயன்ற அளவிலும் விதிப்படியும் பூஜிக்க வேண்டும். பாரதா, இரவில் அங்கே கதையில் ஈடுபட்டு விழிப்புடன் இருக்க வேண்டும்.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: Night at a river-ghāṭa: brāhmaṇas seated on mats receiving respectful worship and offerings; lamps and incense glow; a storyteller recites sacred kathā to gathered pilgrims keeping vigil.
True tīrtha practice blends devotion with service—honoring the worthy and staying awake in dharma-kathā.
Vārāha Tīrtha on the Narmadā, within the Revā Khaṇḍa itinerary.
Brāhmaṇa-pūjā (honoring brāhmaṇas), and night-long jāgaraṇa with kathā (sacred narration).
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