बलातिबलदैत्यघ्न्या दक्षिणाग्नेयसंस्थितम् । धनुषां दशके देवि संस्थितं पापनाशनम्
balātibaladaityaghnyā dakṣiṇāgneyasaṃsthitam | dhanuṣāṃ daśake devi saṃsthitaṃ pāpanāśanam
હે દેવી! તે દક્ષિણ-આગ્નેય દિશામાં સ્થિત છે; દસ ધનુષના અંતરે છે; બલાતિબલ દૈત્યોનો સંહાર કરનારું અને પાપનાશક છે.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued)
Tirtha: Gopyāditya (pāpa-nāśana; Balātibala-daitya-ghnī)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: A radiant Āditya shrine with a protective aura; shadowy demon figures (Balātibala) shown subdued at the periphery; pilgrims approach from the south-southeast path; a small distance marker (ten dhanuṣ) depicted as measured steps or a bow-length motif.
A tīrtha is praised not only by location but by its power to remove sin and its mythic victory over demonic forces.
Gopyāditya tīrtha/shrine in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
A navigation-style prescription: the site is to be approached by the stated direction (dakṣiṇāgneya) and distance (ten dhanuṣ).
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