Shloka 77
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
ततो गच्छेन्नरो देवि फलकीवनमुत्तमम् । यत्र देवाः सगंधर्वास्तप्यंते परमं तपः ॥ ७७ ॥
tato gacchennaro devi phalakīvanamuttamam | yatra devāḥ sagaṃdharvāstapyaṃte paramaṃ tapaḥ || 77 ||
پھر، اے دیوی، انسان کو بہترین پھلکیون کی طرف جانا چاہیے، جہاں دیوتا گندھرووں کے ساتھ مل کر اعلیٰ ترین تپسیا کرتے ہیں۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Phalakīvana as a highly sanctified tīrtha-forest whose holiness is validated by the tapas performed there even by Devas and Gandharvas, encouraging the pilgrim to seek purification and merit through visiting such a place.
While it speaks directly of pilgrimage and austerity, it supports Bhakti indirectly by guiding devotees to sacred locales (tīrthas) that intensify devotion, discipline, and remembrance of the divine through tapas and holy association.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-yātrā discipline—undertaking pilgrimage to prescribed sacred sites as part of Purāṇic dharma and vrata-oriented living.