The Glory of Prithudaka Tirtha and the Akshaya Tithi at Kurukshetra
ततो मुरारिवचनं श्रुत्वा देवाः सवासवाः समाजग्मुः कुरुक्षेत्रे पुण्यतीर्थं पृथूदकम्
tato murārivacanaṃ śrutvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ samājagmuḥ kurukṣetre puṇyatīrthaṃ pṛthūdakam
「ついでムラ―リ(ヴィシュヌ)の御言葉を聞くや、神々は—ヴァーサヴァ(インドラ)と共に—クルクシェートラの、プṛトゥーダカ(Pṛthūdaka)と名づけられた聖なるティールタ(渡処)に集まった。」
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Even the Devas model dharma by obeying divine counsel and undertaking pilgrimage/rite—suggesting that sacred geography and disciplined action are integral to sustaining cosmic order.
This is tīrtha-māhātmya embedded in narrative (not sarga/pratisarga), functioning as dharma-instruction through exemplary divine conduct.
Kurukṣetra functions as a paradigmatic ‘field’ where right action is performed; Pṛthūdaka (‘abundant waters’) symbolizes plenitude of merit gained through proper rites.