Shloka 60
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
अभिगम्य महादेवं विराजति यथा शशी । तत्र कूपो महाराज विश्रुतो भरतर्षभ
abhigamya mahādevaṃ virājati yathā śaśī | tatra kūpo mahārāja viśruto bharatarṣabha
మహాదేవుని సమీపించి అతడు చంద్రునివలె ప్రకాశించును. అక్కడ, ఓ మహారాజా—ఓ భరతశ్రేష్ఠా—ఒక బావి సర్వత్ర విశ్రుతమై ఉంది.
Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic dialogue; likely Pulastya addressing Bhīṣma in Svarga-khaṇḍa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi; verse is already mostly padaccheda-ready.
FAQs
It points to a specific sacred locale associated with Mahādeva and highlights a “well” (kūpa) that is described as widely famous—typical of Purāṇic mapping of pilgrimage landmarks.
By stating that one “shines like the moon” after approaching Mahādeva, it frames nearness to the deity (śaraṇa/approach) as transformative and sanctifying—an implicit devotional motif.
Seeking the presence of the divine elevates the seeker; the verse portrays spiritual radiance as a result of reverent approach and association with a sacred place and deity.