अहं चित्रांगदोनाम गन्धर्वस्त्रिदिवौकसाम् । तीर्थयात्राकृते प्राप्तः क्षेत्रेऽस्मिञ्छ्रद्धयाऽन्वितः
ahaṃ citrāṃgadonāma gandharvastridivaukasām | tīrthayātrākṛte prāptaḥ kṣetre'smiñchraddhayā'nvitaḥ
Ich heiße Citrāṅgada, ein Gandharva unter den Bewohnern des Himmels. Um eine Pilgerfahrt zu den Tīrthas zu vollziehen, bin ich voll Glauben in dieses heilige Kṣetra gekommen.
Citrāṅgada (Gandharva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: the maiden (kanyā)
Scene: A celestial Gandharva introduces himself at the threshold of a sacred precinct—river steps, a small shrine, and pilgrims—his hands in a respectful gesture, indicating he has come for tīrtha-yātrā with faith.
Pilgrimage becomes truly fruitful when undertaken with śraddhā (faith), honoring the holiness of the kṣetra.
The verse speaks generally of “this kṣetra” within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific site is not named in this single śloka.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) performed with faith.