आनर्त उवाच । कर्मणा केन मर्त्ये च नराणां जायते वद । चक्रवर्तित्वमखिलं सर्वशत्रुविमर्दनम्
ānarta uvāca | karmaṇā kena martye ca narāṇāṃ jāyate vada | cakravartitvamakhilaṃ sarvaśatruvimardanam
आनर्त म्हणाला—हे मुने! सांगा, मर्त्यलोकी कोणत्या कर्माने मनुष्याला अखिल चक्रवर्तित्व, म्हणजे सर्व शत्रूंचा विमर्दन करणारे सार्वभौम राज्य, प्राप्त होते?
Ānarta
Scene: Ānarta, as a royal figure, respectfully questions sage Bhartṛyajña about the deed that grants cakravartin status; courtly setting with ascetic presence, suggesting dharma-guidance over power.
Worldly power is framed as a consequence of dharmic karma, prompting inquiry into the righteous causes behind sovereignty.
This verse opens a new inquiry; the specific tīrtha is not named in this line alone, though it continues within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
None yet; it is a question seeking the dharmic act(s) that lead to cakravartin status.