श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । तस्यैवानन्तरं राजन्नन्दितीर्थं व्रजेच्छुभम् । सर्वपापहरं पुंसां नन्दिना निर्मितं पुरा
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tasyaivānantaraṃ rājannanditīrthaṃ vrajecchubham | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṃsāṃ nandinā nirmitaṃ purā
শ্ৰী মাৰ্কণ্ডেয় ক’লে: তাৰ পাছত, হে ৰাজন, শুভ নন্দিতীৰ্থলৈ যোৱা উচিত—যি মানুহৰ সকলো পাপ হৰণ কৰে, আৰু যাক পূৰ্বে নন্দীয়ে নিৰ্মাণ কৰিছিল।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Nanditīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājā (king)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya instructs the king to proceed next to Nanditīrtha; the tīrtha is shown as a sanctified riverbank with a subtle presence of Nandin (Śiva’s bull/attendant) indicating ancient establishment and Śaiva protection.
Pilgrimage to a sanctified tīrtha founded by Śiva’s attendant Nandin is praised as a powerful means of sin-removal.
Nanditīrtha, an auspicious tīrtha associated with Nandin, in the Revā (Narmadā) region.
The instruction is to proceed/visit (vrajet) the tīrtha; detailed rites follow in subsequent verses.