Shloka 6
The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)
विश्रांतिसंज्ञके तीर्थे सर्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमे । मंदिरे च वराहस्य कथ्यमानां कथां नृप ॥ ६ ॥
viśrāṃtisaṃjñake tīrthe sarvatīrthottamottame | maṃdire ca varāhasya kathyamānāṃ kathāṃ nṛpa || 6 ||
Tâu Đại vương, tại bến thánh mang tên Viśrānti—tối thượng trong những nơi hành hương tối thượng—và trong đền thờ Varāha, câu chuyện đang được thuật lại như sau.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames the setting of a tīrtha-māhātmya: the teaching is delivered at Viśrānti-tīrtha and the Varāha temple, indicating that the place and deity-context sanctify and intensify the merit and insight of the discourse.
By centering the narration in Varāha’s temple, the verse directs the listener toward Viṣṇu-bhakti—hearing sacred kathā in the presence of the Lord’s form is presented as a devotional gateway to grace and purification.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it primarily highlights tīrtha practice—listening to Purāṇic kathā at a consecrated site and deity-temple as a recognized dharmic ritual context.