एवं प्रभावाः परिकीर्तिता मया समासतस्तीर्थवरेऽत्र देव्यः । चतुर्दशैवार्जुन पूजिता याश्चतुर्दशस्थानवरैर्नृमुख्यैः
evaṃ prabhāvāḥ parikīrtitā mayā samāsatastīrthavare'tra devyaḥ | caturdaśaivārjuna pūjitā yāścaturdaśasthānavarairnṛmukhyaiḥ
Ainsi, brièvement, j’ai proclamé les puissances des Déesses ici, en ce gué sacré d’excellence. Ô Arjuna, elles furent honorées—au nombre de quatorze—et sont liées à quatorze lieux éminents, révérés par les meilleurs des hommes.
Narrator addressing Arjuna (Bhārata-context addressee)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Arjuna
Scene: A schematic sacred map: fourteen shrines/stations around a central tīrtha, each marked by a Devī emblem; a pilgrim group led by a guide-priest moves from station to station, carrying flowers and lamps.
Sacred geography is mapped through Devī worship: multiple stations within a tīrtha collectively radiate protection and merit.
The verse refers to “this excellent tīrtha” (tīrthavara) without naming it explicitly in the line; it summarizes the chapter’s local māhātmya.
Worship (pūjā) of the Devīs—specifically a set of fourteen—at their associated sacred stations.