। श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वतीर्थादनुत्तमम् । उत्तरे नर्मदाकूले शुक्लतीर्थं युधिष्ठिर
| śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvatīrthādanuttamam | uttare narmadākūle śuklatīrthaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
ಶ್ರೀ ಮಾರ್ಕಂಡೇಯರು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ನಾನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ತೀರ್ಥಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅನುತ್ತಮವಾದ ತೀರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಹೇಳುವೆನು; ಹೇ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ, ನರ್ಮದೆಯ ಉತ್ತರ ತೀರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಶುಕ್ಲತೀರ್ಥ।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śukla-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, pointing toward the Narmadā’s northern bank; the river gleams pale/white (śukla) with a tīrtha-ghāṭ and pilgrims in the background.
Among pilgrimage places, certain tīrthas are singled out as supreme due to their unique sanctity and liberating power.
Śukla-tīrtha, located on the northern bank of the Narmadā (Revā).
No specific rite yet; the verse introduces the forthcoming māhātmya of Śukla-tīrtha.