Shloka 12
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
ततो द्वैतवनं नाम पुण्यं लोकेश्वरो बली/ तदासाद्य सुसंतुष्टो विवेशाभ्यान्तरं ततः
tato dvaitavanaṃ nāma puṇyaṃ lokeśvaro balī/ tadāsādya susaṃtuṣṭo viveśābhyāntaraṃ tataḥ
പിന്നീട് ബലവാനായ ലോകേശ്വരൻ ‘ദ്വൈതവനം’ എന്ന പുണ്യസ്ഥലത്തെ എത്തി; അവിടെ എത്തി അത്യന്തം സന്തുഷ്ടനായി, തുടർന്ന് അതിന്റെ അന്തർഭാഗത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രവേശിച്ചു।
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FAQs
The narrative links inner satisfaction (susaṃtuṣṭa) with entering sacred space, implying that receptivity and reverence are part of deriving merit from pilgrimage.
This is best categorized under Vamśānucarita/Carita with a strong Tīrtha-māhātmya function (place-glorification embedded in narrative).
Entering the ‘inner’ forest suggests movement from external pursuit (kīrti) to interiorized sanctity—approaching a locus where dharma and spiritual potency are concentrated.