ब्राह्मणान् पूजयेद्भक्त्या यथाशक्त्या यथाविधि । रात्रौ जागरणं कार्यं कथायां तत्र भारत
brāhmaṇān pūjayedbhaktyā yathāśaktyā yathāvidhi | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ kathāyāṃ tatra bhārata
بھکتی کے ساتھ، اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق اور مقررہ طریقے سے برہمنوں کی پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔ اے بھارت، رات کو وہاں کتھا میں جاگرتا اختیار کرنی چاہیے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: Night at a river-ghāṭa: brāhmaṇas seated on mats receiving respectful worship and offerings; lamps and incense glow; a storyteller recites sacred kathā to gathered pilgrims keeping vigil.
True tīrtha practice blends devotion with service—honoring the worthy and staying awake in dharma-kathā.
Vārāha Tīrtha on the Narmadā, within the Revā Khaṇḍa itinerary.
Brāhmaṇa-pūjā (honoring brāhmaṇas), and night-long jāgaraṇa with kathā (sacred narration).