पृथोः करतलाच्चापि यस्माजातस्ततः पृथुः । दीप्यमानश्च वपुषा साक्षादग्निरिव ज्वलन्
pṛthoḥ karatalāccāpi yasmājātastataḥ pṛthuḥ | dīpyamānaśca vapuṣā sākṣādagniriva jvalan
掌(karatala)より生まれたゆえに、彼はプリトゥ(Pṛthu)と名づけられた。しかもその身は、まさに火神アグニ(Agni)そのもののように燃え輝いていた。
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pṛthu stands newly manifested, blazing like Agni; sages gaze in recognition as the name is explained from ‘karatala’.
A dhārmic king is depicted as fire-like—radiant, protective, and capable of purifying the realm.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the broader māhātmya context; the verse itself is focused on Pṛthu’s auspicious manifestation.
None.