Adhyaya 117: The Glory of Atmatirtha: Dattatreya’s Hymn to Shiva and the Bestowal of Self-Knowledge

This Adhyaya, framed as Brahmā’s narration to Nārada, proclaims the sanctity of a pilgrimage locus known as Ātmatīrtha, celebrated as a bestower of both worldly fruition (bhukti) and liberation (mukti