तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पठनीयमिदं शुभम् । आख्यानं गौरिकं विप्रा यन्मया परिकीर्तितम्
tasmātsarvaprayatnena paṭhanīyamidaṃ śubham | ākhyānaṃ gaurikaṃ viprā yanmayā parikīrtitam
Vì thế, hỡi các brāhmaṇa, hãy dốc mọi nỗ lực mà đọc tụng thiên truyện cát tường này—truyện ‘Gaurī’ mà ta đã thuật lại.
Sūta
Tirtha: Gaurika-ākhyāna (Pañcapiṇḍikā-Gaurī-utpatti)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viprāḥ / Dvijottamāḥ
Scene: Sūta, with a calm authoritative gesture, urges the brāhmaṇas to read the auspicious Gaurī narrative with full effort; manuscripts and ritual items indicate a learning-sacred setting.
Scriptural remembrance (pāṭha) is upheld as a deliberate practice that sustains auspiciousness and devotion.
The narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya section of Tīrthamāhātmya.
Recitation/reading (paṭhana) of the auspicious Gaurī account with full effort is prescribed.