। श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वतीर्थादनुत्तमम् । उत्तरे नर्मदाकूले शुक्लतीर्थं युधिष्ठिर
| śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvatīrthādanuttamam | uttare narmadākūle śuklatīrthaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
শ্ৰী মাৰ্কণ্ডেয় ক’লে: এতিয়া মই সকলো তীৰ্থৰ ভিতৰত অনুত্তম তীৰ্থ ঘোষণা কৰিম—যুধিষ্ঠিৰ, উত্তৰ নর্মদা-কূলত অৱস্থিত শুক্ল-তীৰ্থ।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śukla-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, pointing toward the Narmadā’s northern bank; the river gleams pale/white (śukla) with a tīrtha-ghāṭ and pilgrims in the background.
Among pilgrimage places, certain tīrthas are singled out as supreme due to their unique sanctity and liberating power.
Śukla-tīrtha, located on the northern bank of the Narmadā (Revā).
No specific rite yet; the verse introduces the forthcoming māhātmya of Śukla-tīrtha.