Shloka 9
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
पश्यमानो गिरीन्देशान्सरांसिसरितस्तथा ॥ । इयं हि जननी पुत्र तव प्रीतिविवर्द्धिनी ॥ ९ ॥
paśyamāno girīndeśānsarāṃsisaritastathā || | iyaṃ hi jananī putra tava prītivivarddhinī || 9 ||
جب تم پہاڑی علاقوں، جھیلوں اور دریاؤں کو دیکھتے ہو تو جان لو، اے بیٹے—یہ مقدس سرزمین ہی تمہاری ماں ہے، جو تمہاری محبت اور بھکتی کو بڑھاتی ہے۔
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in a tirtha-mahatmya travel context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It sacralizes the landscape itself—mountains, lakes, and rivers—teaching that sacred geography functions like a ‘mother’ that nurtures inner reverence and elevates the pilgrim’s devotional disposition.
Bhakti here is cultivated through darśana (reverent seeing) during yātrā: by consciously beholding tīrthas and natural sanctuaries, one’s prīti (loving devotion) naturally increases.
The verse emphasizes yātrā-dharma and tīrtha-darśana as practical discipline rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it points to applied dharma—how to engage the senses (seeing) to support sādhana and purification.