यस्त्वं पातकयुक्तोऽपि संप्राप्तो मम मंदिरम् । तद्वक्ष्याम्यखिलं तेऽहं शृणुष्वैकमनाः स्थितः
yastvaṃ pātakayukto'pi saṃprāpto mama maṃdiram | tadvakṣyāmyakhilaṃ te'haṃ śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ sthitaḥ
Obwohl du von Sünde beladen bist, bist du zu meinem Tempel gelangt. Darum werde ich dir alles vollständig sagen—höre zu, hier stehend, mit auf einen Punkt gesammeltem Geist.
Deity of the temple/tīrtha (contextual narrator within the Māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: a sinful pilgrim/devotee
Scene: At the temple entrance, the deity (or a divine voice) reassures a sin-laden pilgrim and commands focused listening, promising full instruction.
Approaching a sacred temple with sincerity opens the door to instruction, purification, and dharmic restoration—even for a sinner.
A particular temple-tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the verse frames the site as a place where guidance and expiation are granted.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the instruction begins with attentive listening (śravaṇa) in a sacred setting.