ऋषय ऊचुः । श्रुतं तीर्थत्रयं पुण्यं हाटकेश्वरसंज्ञिते । क्षेत्रेऽत्र यत्त्वया प्रोक्तमस्माकं सूतनंदन
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śrutaṃ tīrthatrayaṃ puṇyaṃ hāṭakeśvarasaṃjñite | kṣetre'tra yattvayā proktamasmākaṃ sūtanaṃdana
Les sages dirent : Nous avons entendu de toi parler des trois tīrtha sacrés dans cette contrée sainte appelée Hāṭakeśvara, tels que tu nous les as décrits, ô fils de Sūta.
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (tīrtha-traya within)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūtanandana (son of Sūta)
Scene: A circle of sages addresses Sūta’s son (Sūtanandana), requesting clarification/continuation about the three tīrthas of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
Hearing (śravaṇa) of sacred places is itself meritorious and prompts deeper inquiry into their māhātmya.
The broader Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and its three tīrthas (tīrthatraya).
No explicit rite; the act emphasized is śravaṇa—listening to the tīrtha-māhātmya.