एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं चक्रतीर्थफलं नृप । यच्छ्रुत्वा मानवो भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ cakratīrthaphalaṃ nṛpa | yacchrutvā mānavo bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Ainsi, ô Roi, t’a été exposé tout le fruit de Cakratīrtha. Celui qui l’entend avec dévotion est délivré de tous les péchés.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: A sage narrates to a seated king near a riverbank; subtle aura of purification surrounds listeners; the tīrtha is indicated by a ghāṭa and flowing Revā.
Devotional listening (śravaṇa) to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a purifying act that destroys sin.
Cakratīrtha, a sacred ford within the Revā (Narmadā) tradition.
It recommends hearing the Cakratīrtha māhātmya with devotion as a means of purification.