शृणु तत्राभवत्पूर्वं यदाश्चर्यं महीपते । दक्षिणस्या मुनिवराः कोटिसंख्याप्रमाणतः
śṛṇu tatrābhavatpūrvaṃ yadāścaryaṃ mahīpate | dakṣiṇasyā munivarāḥ koṭisaṃkhyāpramāṇataḥ
हे महीपते! ऐक—तेथे पूर्वी जे आश्चर्य घडले, दक्षिण दिशेकडून कोटीसंख्येने मुनिवर तेथे एकत्र झाले.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda (kṣetra context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahīpati (king)
Scene: Pulastya begins recounting an ancient marvel: countless southern sages arriving and assembling at Arbuda.
A tīrtha’s greatness is often revealed through ancient marvels and the collective presence of realized sages.
The narrative context is the Koṭīśvara area introduced in Adhyāya 11.
No specific rite is prescribed; it introduces the legendary background (pūrva-vṛtta).