Shloka 5
Tīrtha-Māhātmya of the Sarasvatī Region and the Praise of Kurukṣetra
Pilgrimage Merits
यत्र मंकणकः सिद्धो ब्रह्मर्षिर्लोकविश्रुतः । पुरा मंकणको राजन्कुशाग्रेणेति विश्रुतम्
yatra maṃkaṇakaḥ siddho brahmarṣirlokaviśrutaḥ | purā maṃkaṇako rājankuśāgreṇeti viśrutam
ಲೋಕವಿಖ್ಯಾತನಾದ ಸಿದ್ಧ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರ್ಷಿ ಮಂಕಣಕನು ಇದ್ದ ಸ್ಥಳ ಅದು. ಹೇ ರಾಜನ್, ಪುರಾತನಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಕುಶಾಗ್ರ’ ಘಟನೆಯಿಂದ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂಕಣಕನು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧನಾದನು.
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मर्षिः+लोकविश्रुतः→ब्रह्मर्षिर्लोकविश्रुतः; राजन्+कुशाग्रेण+इति→राजन्कुशाग्रेणेति
FAQs
Maṅkaṇaka is described here as a siddha and a Brahmarṣi—an accomplished, highly revered seer—whose fame was widespread in the worlds.
It points to a well-known traditional incident associated with Maṅkaṇaka in which the tip of kuśa grass became the memorable cause or marker of his fame at that place.
It identifies a location by linking it to a renowned rishi and a famous episode, a common Purāṇic method for mapping and validating tīrthas through remembered saints and events.