एवं त्रिभिर्हेतुवरैर्ममेवार्घः प्रदीयताम् । गुणैकदेशेऽपि समं मम तीर्थं न वै परम्
evaṃ tribhirhetuvarairmamevārghaḥ pradīyatām | guṇaikadeśe'pi samaṃ mama tīrthaṃ na vai param
فلهذه الأسباب الثلاثة الفاضلة، فليُقدَّم الأَرْغَة إليّ وحدي. فحتى في جزءٍ يسير من الفضائل لا تُساوي تيرثتي تيرثةٌ أخرى، فكيف يُقال إنها تفوقها.
Tīrtharāja (Mahīsāgara-saṅgama personified)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A personified ‘King of Tīrthas’ speaks before an assembly, insisting that arghya be offered to him alone, while other tīrthas listen in tense silence.
Purāṇic tīrtha-mahātmya teaches graded sanctity: certain sites are upheld as uniquely efficacious and thus deserve foremost honor.
Mahīsāgara-saṅgama, asserted to be unequaled even by a portion of its virtues.
Offering argha specifically to this tīrtha is prescribed as the proper act of reverence.