किं बहूक्तेन विप्रेंद्र महोदयमभीप्सुना । सेव्यं सितासितं तीर्थं प्रकृष्टं जगतीतले
kiṃ bahūktena vipreṃdra mahodayamabhīpsunā | sevyaṃ sitāsitaṃ tīrthaṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ jagatītale
Que dire de plus, ô seigneur des brāhmanes ? Celui qui aspire à une grande prospérité doit se rendre au Sitāsita Tīrtha, pèlerinage excellent, le plus éminent sur la terre.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Sitāsita Tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: viprendra
Scene: A revered tīrtha with contrasting ‘white and dark’ waters/grounds suggested by the name; pilgrims arrive seeking auspicious prosperity; priests bless them with sacred water and flowers.
Pilgrimage to a renowned tīrtha is praised as a dharmic means to auspicious upliftment and well-being.
Sitāsita Tīrtha, explicitly called preeminent on earth.
A general injunction to ‘resort to/serve’ (sevyaṃ) Sitāsita Tīrtha; no specific rite is described in this verse.