सा च गर्भसमोपेता यदा जाता द्विजोत्तमाः । तीर्थयात्रापरा साध्वी जाता व्रतपरायणा
sā ca garbhasamopetā yadā jātā dvijottamāḥ | tīrthayātrāparā sādhvī jātā vrataparāyaṇā
Khi đã mang thai, hỡi các bậc tối thắng trong hàng hai lần sinh, người phụ nữ hiền đức ấy chuyên tâm hành hương đến các tīrtha và trở nên kiên định trong các hạnh nguyện (vrata).
Sūta (continuing narration)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ / dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ (addressed audience)
Scene: A pregnant noble woman, serene and resolute, traveling with minimal attendants toward a sacred ford/temple, holding a vow-string or water-pot, her face calm with devotion.
Pregnancy is framed as a sacred period for intensified dharma—pilgrimage, vows, and purity—so that the lineage is spiritually elevated.
The verse praises tīrtha-yātrā generally within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; the wider unit is associated with Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya.
It recommends vrata (vowed observances) and tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) as dharmic practices, without naming a specific ritual procedure.