Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
पुरुषोत्तमविष्णोस्तु क्षेत्रं मुक्तिविधायकम् । श्रूयते हि पुराणेषु वर्णितं मुनिभिर्द्विजैः ॥ ४ ॥
puruṣottamaviṣṇostu kṣetraṃ muktividhāyakam | śrūyate hi purāṇeṣu varṇitaṃ munibhirdvijaiḥ || 4 ||
Thánh địa của Puruṣottama Viṣṇu là nơi ban giải thoát. Quả thật, điều ấy được nghe trong các Purāṇa, được các bậc hiền triết và những vị “nhị sinh” uyên bác thuật lại.
Suta (narrating Purāṇic testimony about the Puruṣottama-kṣetra)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It establishes Puruṣottama-Viṣṇu’s kṣetra as a mokṣa-prada tīrtha and grounds its greatness in Purāṇic authority, emphasizing that liberation is linked to Viṣṇu-centered sacred geography.
By calling the place “Puruṣottama-Viṣṇu’s kṣetra,” the verse implies that approaching Viṣṇu through pilgrimage, remembrance, and reverence at His holy seat is a bhakti-oriented means that culminates in mukti.
The verse highlights pramāṇa (authoritative sourcing) through Purāṇic tradition—how dharma and tīrtha-mahātmyas are validated by received testimony (śrūyate) from learned dvijas and munis, rather than a specific Vedāṅga technique.