Shloka 33
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
ये च तां पूजयिष्यंति तस्मिन्स्थाने स्थिताः स्वयम् । तेषां सा विविधान्भोगान्संप्रदास्यति मानदे ॥ ३३ ॥
ye ca tāṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti tasminsthāne sthitāḥ svayam | teṣāṃ sā vividhānbhogānsaṃpradāsyati mānade || 33 ||
اور جو اسی مقدّس مقام میں خود ٹھہر کر اُس کی پوجا کریں گے، اے عزّت بخشنے والی، وہ دیوی اُنہیں طرح طرح کے بھوگ اور برکتیں عطا کرے گی۔
Narada (teaching in the Tirtha-Mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights a core Purāṇic principle: sincere worship performed in the deity’s own sacred locus (tīrtha/kshetra) becomes especially potent, and the presiding deity responds by granting fitting fruits (phala).
Bhakti here is expressed as personal presence (staying at the holy place) and active pūjā; the verse frames devotion as a living relationship where the deity reciprocates by granting blessings and supportive life-conditions for continued dharma.
Ritual practice is implied rather than technical: it points to pūjā conducted according to kalpa/ācāra (procedural discipline), emphasizing proper worship in a designated sacred space rather than topics like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.