किं व्रतैर्नियमैर्वापि दानैर्दत्ते नराधिप । सर्वे तद्दर्शनस्यापि कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम्
kiṃ vratairniyamairvāpi dānairdatte narādhipa | sarve taddarśanasyāpi kalāṃ nārhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm
O Panginoon ng mga tao, ano pa ang kailangan sa mga panata, pagpipigil, o maging sa mga handog at kawanggawa? Lahat ng iyon ay hindi man lamang katumbas ng ikalabing-anim na bahagi ng bisa ng pagdarśan sa Diyosa.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda Devī-darśana
Type: kshetra
Listener: King Yayāti (narādhipa)
Scene: A didactic scene: the sage addresses the king, emphasizing that vows, restraints, and gifts are only a fraction compared to Devī’s darśana; Devī’s shrine glows in the background as the true focus.
Direct encounter with the Divine (darśana) surpasses even extensive ritual austerities when performed with faith.
The Devī’s darśana-site in Arbuda Khaṇḍa, where seeing her is declared supremely meritorious.
An implicit prioritization: seek Devī-darśana; other practices (vrata, niyama, dāna) are secondary in comparison here.
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