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Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā-Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle
अस्ति संपिठकं नाम अस्मिन् क्षेत्रे परं मम ॥ तत्र कुण्डं विशालाक्षि प्रसन्नसलिलं शुभम्
asti saṃpīṭhakaṃ nāma asmin kṣetre paraṃ mama || tatra kuṇḍaṃ viśālākṣi prasannasalilaṃ śubham
इस क्षेत्र में मेरा एक स्पेशल जगह है, संपीठका नाम का। वहाँ एक कुंड है जिसका पानी साफ है और बिल्कुल शांत है।
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It records a named micro-site (Saṃpīṭhaka) and a kuṇḍa, reflecting how Purāṇas encode water infrastructure and ritual landscapes as heritage memory.
A place called Saṃpīṭhaka within the described kṣetra, along with a specific pond (kuṇḍa); precise modern identification requires cross-textual comparison with Vraja tīrtha lists.
The verse elevates clean, tranquil water as auspicious—supporting an ethic of maintaining water bodies as shared cultural and ecological resources.
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