युधिष्ठिर उवाच । गोदेहान्निःसृतं कस्माल्लिङ्गं पापक्षयंकरम् । दक्षिणे नर्मदाकूले मणिनागसमीपतः । संक्षेपात्कथ्यतां विप्र गोपारेश्वरसम्भवम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | godehānniḥsṛtaṃ kasmālliṅgaṃ pāpakṣayaṃkaram | dakṣiṇe narmadākūle maṇināgasamīpataḥ | saṃkṣepātkathyatāṃ vipra gopāreśvarasambhavam
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : Pourquoi ce liṅga—issu du corps d’une vache—est-il devenu destructeur des péchés ? Près de Maṇināga, sur la rive méridionale de la Narmadā, raconte-moi brièvement, ô brāhmane, l’origine de Gopāreśvara.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Gopāreśvara (near Maṇināga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, seated respectfully, asks Mārkaṇḍeya to narrate the brief origin of Gopāreśvara; behind them, the Narmadā flows and a serpent-emblem hints at Maṇināga.
Pilgrimage lore (māhātmya) is preserved through inquiry and transmission—asking about a tīrtha reveals its dharmic meaning.
Gopāreśvara Tīrtha near Maṇināga on the southern bank of the Narmadā.
None directly; the verse requests a concise narration of the tīrtha’s origin.