Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 8
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
तीर्थानां चैव माहात्म्यं दानानां चैव सत्तम व्रतानां विविधानां च विधिमाचक्ष्व मे द्विज
tīrthānāṃ caiva māhātmyaṃ dānānāṃ caiva sattama vratānāṃ vividhānāṃ ca vidhimācakṣva me dvija
Hỡi bậc hiền đức tối thượng, xin hãy giảng cho tôi về đại công đức của các tīrtha (thánh độ), của các dāna (bố thí), và cả nghi thức, quy tắc của các vrata (thệ nguyện) muôn loại, hỡi bậc lưỡng sinh.
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FAQs
Dharma is practiced through place (tīrtha), action (dāna), and discipline (vrata). The verse frames religiosity as a balanced triad: pilgrimage that purifies intention, charity that loosens possessiveness, and vows that stabilize conduct.
This belongs to the Purāṇic ‘dharma-upadeśa’ layer that frequently accompanies (and contextualizes) genealogies and cosmic narratives. It is ancillary to pancalakṣaṇa headings but commonly embedded within manvantara/vaṃśa narration as practical dharma.
By pairing tīrtha, dāna, and vrata, the text signals that sacredness is not only mythic but also actionable—holiness is accessed through regulated human participation, not merely through divine spectacle.