तस्य दक्षिणदिक्संस्थं रुद्रकोट्युपलक्षितम् । श्रीकंठ देशं विख्यातं गता सर्वौषधीयुतम्
tasya dakṣiṇadiksaṃsthaṃ rudrakoṭyupalakṣitam | śrīkaṃṭha deśaṃ vikhyātaṃ gatā sarvauṣadhīyutam
તે સ્થાનના દક્ષિણમાં ‘રુદ્રકોટિ’થી વિશેષિત, ‘શ્રીકંઠ’ નામે વિખ્યાત દેશમાં તે ગઈ; જે સર્વ પ્રકારની ઔષધિઓથી યુક્ત હતું.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Śrīkaṇṭha-deśa (Rudrakoṭi-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A verdant southern tract filled with diverse medicinal plants; countless small Rudra-liṅgas or Rudra-forms appear across the landscape like a ‘koṭi’ constellation; pilgrims move among herb-laden groves, offering bilva and water.
Holy lands are portrayed as both spiritually charged (Rudra presence) and materially beneficent (healing herbs), showing dharma’s harmony of sacredness and welfare.
Śrīkaṇṭha Deśa, characterized by Rudrakoṭi and abundance of medicinal herbs.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse serves as a māhātmya-style glorification of the region’s sanctity.
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