। ऋषय ऊचुः । शर्मिष्ठातीर्थमित्युक्तं त्वया यच्च महामते । कथं जातं महाभाग किंप्रभावं तु तद्वद
| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śarmiṣṭhātīrthamityuktaṃ tvayā yacca mahāmate | kathaṃ jātaṃ mahābhāga kiṃprabhāvaṃ tu tadvada
ঋষিসকলে ক’লে: ‘হে মহামতে, আপুনি যাক “শর্মিষ্ঠা-তীৰ্থ” বুলি কৈছে। হে মহাভাগ, ই কেনেকৈ উৎপন্ন হ’ল আৰু ইয়াৰ প্ৰভাৱ কি? অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি কওক।’
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Śarmiṣṭhā-tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Ṛṣis (sages)
Scene: A circle of sages in an āśrama respectfully question the narrator about the origin and power of Śarmiṣṭhā-tīrtha, signaling the start of a new sacred story.
Pilgrimage tradition begins with inquiry—understanding a tīrtha’s origin and power deepens faith and right practice.
Śarmiṣṭhā-tīrtha, introduced as the next sacred site whose māhātmya will be explained.
None; it is a formal request to narrate the tīrtha’s origin and prabhāva (spiritual efficacy).