वेदध्वनिर्भवेद्यत्र तत्र हर्षसमन्विता । पुलकांचितसर्वांगी सा शुश्राव च सर्वदा । त्यक्त्वा राज्योचितान्सर्वानलंकारान्सुखानि च
vedadhvanirbhavedyatra tatra harṣasamanvitā | pulakāṃcitasarvāṃgī sā śuśrāva ca sarvadā | tyaktvā rājyocitānsarvānalaṃkārānsukhāni ca
جہاں کہیں وید کی گونجتی ہوئی دھونی اٹھتی، وہ خوشی سے وہیں جا پہنچتی؛ اس کے سارے بدن میں رومانچ چھا جاتا اور وہ برابر سنتی رہتی—بادشاہی کے لائق زیور اور لذتیں سب ترک کر کے۔
Sūta (deduced; Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ (addressed)
Scene: A former queen in plain garments stands near a sacrificial pavilion or temple courtyard, eyes closed in rapture, goosebumps visible, as Brahmins chant Veda; discarded ornaments lie aside.
True merit arises from reverent śravaṇa of sacred sound; devotion to the Veda outweighs royal luxury.
This verse emphasizes the sanctity of places where Vedic recitation is heard; the exact tīrtha is not named in this single shloka.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it highlights śravaṇa (listening) to Vedic recitation as a devotional practice.