The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ सुमतिर्नाम राजासीद्धार्मिको लोकविश्रुतः ॥ तीर्थयात्रानिमित्तेन स्वर्गलोकं गतः पुरा ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || sumatir nāma rājāsīd dhārmiko lokaviśrutaḥ || tīrthayātrānimittena svargalokaṁ gataḥ purā ||
ພຣະສີວະຣາຫະຕັດວ່າ: ໃນການກ່ອນມີກະສັດນາມ ສຸມະຕິ ຜູ້ຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃນທຳ ແລະໂດງດັງໃນປະຊາຊົນ. ເນື່ອງດ້ວຍການເດີນທາງຈາລິກໄປທີ່ທີຣຖະ ພຣະອົງເຄີຍໄປສູ່ໂລກສະຫວັນໃນອະດີດ.
Varāha
It presents a Purāṇic model of kingship where public renown is linked to dharma and pilgrimage, reflecting how tīrthas functioned as cultural institutions in classical India.
No single tīrtha is named here; the verse introduces pilgrimage in general, with specific sites typically clarified in surrounding passages.
The verse foregrounds dhārmika conduct and tīrtha-yātrā as culturally valued practices associated with merit and elevated posthumous destiny.
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