वेतालवरदाभिख्या तीर्थस्यास्यागता कथम् । किंप्रभावं च तत्तीर्थमेतन्नो वक्तुमर्हसि
vetālavaradābhikhyā tīrthasyāsyāgatā katham | kiṃprabhāvaṃ ca tattīrthametanno vaktumarhasi
Wie kam dieses Tīrtha zu dem Namen „Vētālavarada“? Und welche Kraft und besondere Herrlichkeit besitzt jener heilige Ort? Bitte sprich zu uns darüber.
Sages (addressing Sūta)
Tirtha: Vētālavarada
Type: ghat
Listener: Sūta (as respondent in the next verse)
Scene: A circle of sages respectfully questions the narrator about the origin of the name ‘Vētālavarada’ and the special power of the ford; palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual vessels suggest a learned setting near a sacred coast.
True tīrtha-seeking includes inquiry into a place’s name, origin, and prabhāva, not merely physical travel.
Vētālavarada Tīrtha, whose naming and greatness are requested to be explained.
None is specified; the verse is an invitation to hear the tīrtha-māhātmya (glorifying account).