श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । तस्यैवानन्तरं राजन्नन्दितीर्थं व्रजेच्छुभम् । सर्वपापहरं पुंसां नन्दिना निर्मितं पुरा
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tasyaivānantaraṃ rājannanditīrthaṃ vrajecchubham | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṃsāṃ nandinā nirmitaṃ purā
ພຣະສີມາຣະກັນເດຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ ພຶງໄປຍັງນັນດິຕີຣຖະອັນເປັນມົງຄຸນ—ຜູ້ຊຳລະບາບທັງປວງຂອງມະນຸດ—ທີ່ນັນດິນໄດ້ສ້າງໄວ້ແຕ່ກ່ອນການ।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Nanditīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājā (king)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya instructs the king to proceed next to Nanditīrtha; the tīrtha is shown as a sanctified riverbank with a subtle presence of Nandin (Śiva’s bull/attendant) indicating ancient establishment and Śaiva protection.
Pilgrimage to a sanctified tīrtha founded by Śiva’s attendant Nandin is praised as a powerful means of sin-removal.
Nanditīrtha, an auspicious tīrtha associated with Nandin, in the Revā (Narmadā) region.
The instruction is to proceed/visit (vrajet) the tīrtha; detailed rites follow in subsequent verses.
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