ऋषय ऊचुः । किं तत्कारणमादिष्टं येन तत्तादृशं जलम् । तस्मात्स्थानाद्विनिष्क्रांतं सूतपुत्र वदस्व नः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kiṃ tatkāraṇamādiṣṭaṃ yena tattādṛśaṃ jalam | tasmātsthānādviniṣkrāṃtaṃ sūtaputra vadasva naḥ
Les sages dirent : « Quelle cause a été ordonnée pour qu’une telle eau jaillisse de ce lieu ? Ô fils de Sūta, dis-le-nous. »
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Gomukha (implied)
Type: tirtha
Listener: ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: A circle of sages seated in a forest-assembly (satra-like), turning toward Sūta with palms joined, asking the cause of the wondrous water’s emergence.
Māhātmya is transmitted through respectful inquiry; understanding a tīrtha’s cause deepens faith and right practice.
The water-source identified as Gomukha-tīrtha within this chapter.
None; it is a doctrinal inquiry seeking the tīrtha’s origin (utpatti).