षड्विंशच्च सहस्राणि वर्षाणां मानुषाणि च । तत्राश्चर्यं मया दृष्टमृषीणां वसतां नृप
ṣaḍviṃśacca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ mānuṣāṇi ca | tatrāścaryaṃ mayā dṛṣṭamṛṣīṇāṃ vasatāṃ nṛpa
それは人の年にして二万六千年に当たる。王よ、そこに住まう聖仙たち(リシ)にまつわる不思議を、私は目の当たりにした。
Narrator addressing a King (nṛpa) within Revā Khaṇḍa; exact named speaker not in snippet
Tirtha: Revā-tīra
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A narrator-figure gestures toward a riverside hermitage where sages remain luminous and unaging; a subtle overlay shows a celestial abacus/wheel converting divine years into human years; the king listens in awe.
Life near a great tīrtha is portrayed as extraordinary—time, experience, and spiritual phenomena take on a ‘marvelous’ Purāṇic dimension.
The Revā–Narmadā region where sages reside, implying its exceptional sanctity.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse sets up a narrative of wonder tied to tīrtha-vāsa.
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