Shloka 3
इतः पंचदशादह्नो हयगामी गतो ह्यहम् । मंदरे पर्वतश्रेष्ठे बहुधातुसमन्विते ॥ ३ ॥
itaḥ paṃcadaśādahno hayagāmī gato hyaham | maṃdare parvataśreṣṭhe bahudhātusamanvite || 3 ||
Mula rito, pagkalipas ng labinlimang araw, ako’y tunay na naglakbay—mabilis na gaya ng kabayo—patungong Mandara, ang pinakadakila sa mga bundok, hitik sa sari-saring mineral.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames pilgrimage (yātrā) as purposeful movement toward a sacred geography—here, Mandara—preparing the listener for the forthcoming tīrtha-māhātmya and its merit-bearing results.
While not explicitly teaching bhakti practices, it supports bhakti indirectly by showing the devotee-sage’s eagerness to reach holy places associated with divine presence, where worship, vows, and remembrance become intensified.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this line; it functions as narrative chronology (time-counting of days) and sacred topography, which commonly precede ritual instructions in tīrtha sections.