हरिश्चन्द्रे गते स्वर्गं रोहिताश्वे नृपे स्थिते । तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन मार्कण्डो मुनिसत्तमः
hariścandre gate svargaṃ rohitāśve nṛpe sthite | tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena mārkaṇḍo munisattamaḥ
Cuando Hariścandra hubo partido al cielo y Rohitāśva quedó firmemente establecido como rey, en ocasión de una peregrinación a los tīrthas, el más excelso de los sabios, Mārkaṇḍa (Mārkaṇḍeya), llegó allí.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Sarayū-saṅgama (implied)
Type: sangam
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A transitional tableau: Hariścandra depicted ascending to svarga in a celestial vignette; Rohitāśva seated on the throne below; Mārkaṇḍeya traveling with staff and kamaṇḍalu toward a riverine tīrtha.
Sacred travel (tīrthayātrā) is portrayed as a dharmic catalyst: it brings sages and rulers together for the transmission of right conduct.
The Adhyāya’s pilgrimage thread leads into the Sarayū region and Ayodhyā, framing them as potent settings for ritual merit.
No direct prescription; it establishes the historical setting for forthcoming instructions on śrāddha and related rites.
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