Shloka 19
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
ढुण्ढिं तु प्रथमं दृष्ट्वा तथा किलविनायकम् । देव्या विनायकं चैव गोप्रेक्षं हस्तिहस्तिनम् ॥ १९ ॥
ḍhuṇḍhiṃ tu prathamaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathā kilavināyakam | devyā vināyakaṃ caiva goprekṣaṃ hastihastinam || 19 ||
ముందుగా ఢుణ్ఢి దర్శనం చేసి, తరువాత కిల-వినాయకుని; అలాగే దేవ్యా-వినాయక, గోప్రేక్ష, హస్తి-హస్తినులను కూడా దర్శించాలి।
Narada (as narrator within a tirtha-mahatmya itinerary; traditional dialogue frame assumes Narada teaching)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as a tirtha-mahātmya directive: a prescribed sequence of darśana (sacred viewing/visitation) of specific Vināyaka-related holy sites, emphasizing orderly pilgrimage as a dharmic practice.
Bhakti here is expressed through darśana and yātrā—devotional visiting of named sacred forms/places of Vināyaka—where reverent sight, remembrance, and worship at multiple kṣetras become the practical mode of devotion.
Primarily Kalpa (ritual procedure) in the form of pilgrimage protocol—an ordered list of places to be visited for religious merit—rather than grammar or astrology.