आनर्त उवाच । कर्मणा केन मर्त्ये च नराणां जायते वद । चक्रवर्तित्वमखिलं सर्वशत्रुविमर्दनम्
ānarta uvāca | karmaṇā kena martye ca narāṇāṃ jāyate vada | cakravartitvamakhilaṃ sarvaśatruvimardanam
આનર્ત બોલ્યો—હે મુનિ! કહો, મર્ત્યલોકમાં કયા કર્મથી મનુષ્યને અખિલ ચક્રવર્તિત્વ, એટલે સર્વ શત્રુઓનું દમન કરનારું સર્વભૌમ રાજ્ય, પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે?
Ānarta
Scene: Ānarta, as a royal figure, respectfully questions sage Bhartṛyajña about the deed that grants cakravartin status; courtly setting with ascetic presence, suggesting dharma-guidance over power.
Worldly power is framed as a consequence of dharmic karma, prompting inquiry into the righteous causes behind sovereignty.
This verse opens a new inquiry; the specific tīrtha is not named in this line alone, though it continues within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
None yet; it is a question seeking the dharmic act(s) that lead to cakravartin status.
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