Shloka 197
The Greatness of Puṣkara: Tripuṣkara Pilgrimage, Sacred Geography, and the Doctrine of Self-Restraint
यज्ञपर्वतमारूढो दृष्ट्वा गंगाविनिर्गमम् । उदङ्मुखी देवनदी निर्गता पुष्करं प्रति
yajñaparvatamārūḍho dṛṣṭvā gaṃgāvinirgamam | udaṅmukhī devanadī nirgatā puṣkaraṃ prati
Pag-akyat sa Bundok Yajña at pagkakita sa paglitaw ng Gaṅgā, ang banal na ilog, nakaharap sa hilaga, ay tumungo patungong Puṣkara.
Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in the single verse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yajñaparvatam ārūḍhaḥ (…am + ār…); gaṃgāvinirgamam (gaṅgā-vinirgamam); udaṅmukhī (udaṅ + mukhī).
FAQs
It links the sacred river Gaṅgā with the pilgrimage site Puṣkara, presenting a mythic-sacred map where rivers and tīrthas are connected through purposeful divine movement.
By portraying Gaṅgā as a “divine river” moving toward a revered tīrtha, the verse encourages devotional pilgrimage and reverence for sacred waters as living embodiments of the divine.
The verse implies that one should orient one’s life toward purity and sacred aims—like Gaṅgā moving toward Puṣkara—by seeking uplifting places, practices, and intentions.