ऋषय ऊचुः । पुरश्चरणसंज्ञां तु सप्तमीं वद सूतज । विधिना केन कर्तव्या कस्मिन्काल उपस्थिते
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | puraścaraṇasaṃjñāṃ tu saptamīṃ vada sūtaja | vidhinā kena kartavyā kasminkāla upasthite
仙賢たちは言った。「おおスータの子よ、『プラシャラナ』と名づけられるサプタミー(第七日)の行を語れ。いかなる作法によって修すべきか、またいつ執り行うべきか。」
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Puraścaraṇa-Saptamī (vrata)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūtaja (son of Sūta)
Scene: Sages in an assembly address Sūta’s son, requesting the detailed procedure and the correct time for performing the Puraścaraṇa Saptamī.
Dharma is to be practiced with clarity—right method and right time are integral to spiritual efficacy.
Not specified in this verse; it is a transition into the ritual exposition within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
A request for the full vidhi (procedure) and kāla (timing) of the Puraścaraṇa Saptamī.