सूत उवाच । अस्ति सागरपर्यंते विटंकपुरमुत्तमम् । समुद्रवीचिसंसक्तप्रोच्चप्राकारमण्डनम्
sūta uvāca | asti sāgaraparyaṃte viṭaṃkapuramuttamam | samudravīcisaṃsaktaproccaprākāramaṇḍanam
قال سوتا: على حافة المحيط مدينةٌ فاضلة تُدعى ڤيتَنكَپُرَة، مزدانةٌ بأسوارٍ شامخة، تمسّها أمواج البحر.
Sūta
Tirtha: Viṭaṃkapura (within the Hāṭakeśvara narrative ambit)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A fortified coastal city with high ramparts; ocean waves strike the walls, sea-spray glinting; the city appears auspicious and ‘excellent’ (uttama).
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives situate spiritual events within vivid sacred landscapes, making geography itself a vessel of dharma.
The narrative introduces Viṭaṃkapura, a coastal city that becomes the setting for the forthcoming tīrtha-māhātmya.
None; this verse establishes the sacred locale and atmosphere for the origin account.