श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि कम्बुकेश्वरमुत्तमम् । हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो दानवो बलदर्पितः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi kambukeśvaramuttamam | hiraṇyakaśipurdaityo dānavo baladarpitaḥ
श्रीमार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—आता मी परम कम्बुकेश्वराचे वर्णन करतो. बळाच्या दर्पाने मदोन्मत्त असा दैत्य-दानव हिरण्यकशिपु होता.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kambukeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya begins the narration, pointing toward the sanctified Kambukeśvara shrine while evoking the formidable figure of Hiraṇyakaśipu, swollen with martial pride.
The tīrtha’s greatness is introduced through a purāṇic frame: divine sanctuaries arise amid cosmic conflict, and pride in power sets the stage for dharma’s restoration.
Kambukeśvara, introduced as an “uttama” (supreme) sacred locus in the Revā-khaṇḍa.
None explicitly in this opening; it begins the Māhātmya narration.