आनर्त्त संभवः कश्चिन्नाम्ना वेदरथो द्विजः । कलत्रपुत्रसंपन्नो विद्वानुत्तमवंशजः
ānartta saṃbhavaḥ kaścinnāmnā vedaratho dvijaḥ | kalatraputrasaṃpanno vidvānuttamavaṃśajaḥ
وكان هناك رجلٌ من ذوي الميلاد الثاني (dvija) يُدعى ڤيدَرَثا (Vedaratha)، وُلد في آنَرْتا (Ānarta)؛ ذا زوجةٍ وأبناء، عالمًا، ومن سلالةٍ كريمة.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Ānarta (deśa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (assembly of sages)
Scene: Introduction of Vedaratha: a dignified brāhmaṇa householder with wife and children, holding a manuscript or rosary, standing before a modest but prosperous home; a map-like hint of western coast or desert scrub suggests Ānarta.
The vrata-teaching is framed through a moral narrative featuring a learned householder, preparing for an instructive turn of events.
No tīrtha is glorified; Ānarta is a regional identifier, not a praised pilgrimage-site in this verse.
None in this verse; it introduces the protagonist for the vrata-related narrative.