एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातमाख्यानं पापनाशनम् । अचलेश्वरदेवस्य तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे निवासिनः
etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātamākhyānaṃ pāpanāśanam | acaleśvaradevasya tasminkṣetre nivāsinaḥ
આ રીતે મેં તમને પાપનાશક આ સમગ્ર આખ્યાન કહ્યું—તે ક્ષેત્રમાં નિવાસ કરનાર અચલેશ્વર દેવ વિષે.
Sūta
Tirtha: Acaleśvara kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvāija-sattamāḥ / Śaunaka and sages (typical Naimiṣāraṇya frame; not explicit in this verse)
Scene: A sage-narrator concludes the account, addressing listeners; behind him a serene vision of Acaleśvara shrine and the peaceful kṣetra-dwellers, suggesting sin-destruction through hearing.
Hearing and preserving tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a purifier; the story functions as pāpa-nāśana through remembrance of the kṣetra and its deity.
Acaleśvara-kṣetra (the sacred region of Lord Acaleśvara), including its resident community’s sanctity.
Implicit śravaṇa (listening) to the māhātmya as a sin-destroying act; no detailed rite is specified.
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