Shloka 10
Kāmodākhyāna
Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place
स तत्र भावगम्यो वै विष्णुः सर्वगतो महान् । अनयापि तया नित्यं वर्तते तत्समीपतः ॥ १० ॥
sa tatra bhāvagamyo vai viṣṇuḥ sarvagato mahān | anayāpi tayā nityaṃ vartate tatsamīpataḥ || 10 ||
ณ ที่นั้น พระวิษณุผู้ยิ่งใหญ่และแผ่ซ่านทั่วสรรพสิ่ง เข้าถึงได้ด้วยภักติจากใจจริง และด้วยนางเอง พระองค์ทรงสถิตใกล้สถานที่นั้นเป็นนิตย์.
Narada (teaching within Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/mahatmya narration; dialogue-tradition with Sanatkumara context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states that Viṣṇu, though all-pervading, becomes directly accessible where sincere bhāva (devotional feeling) is present, and that his living presence is experienced as abiding near such a sacred locus.
Bhakti here is framed as bhāva-gamya—God is approached not merely by external acts but by inner devotion; when that devotion is steady, Viṣṇu’s nearness (sannidhya) is continually realized.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—cultivating bhāva alongside tirtha-oriented practice (snāna, darśana, japa) so the ritual becomes inwardly effective.