Shloka 57
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
एवं स कुण्जो राजन् वै नैमिषीय इति स्मृतः । कुरुश्रेष्ठ कुरुक्षेत्रे कुरुष्व महतीं क्रियाम्,नरेश्वर! इस प्रकार वह कुंज नैमिषीय नामसे प्रसिद्ध हुआ। कुरुश्रेष्ठ! तुम भी कुरुक्षेत्रमें महान् कर्म करो
evaṁ sa kuñjo rājan vai naimiṣīya iti smṛtaḥ | kuruśreṣṭha kurukṣetre kuruṣva mahatīṁ kriyām, nareśvara |
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Demikianlah, wahai Raja, rimbunan itu dikenang dengan nama ‘Naimiṣīya’. Wahai yang terbaik antara kaum Kuru, wahai tuan manusia—engkau juga hendaklah melaksanakan suatu upacara yang besar dan khidmat di Kurukṣetra.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links sacred memory and place-name tradition with royal duty: a king should undertake ‘mahatī kriyā’—a great, dharmic, socially beneficial rite or solemn act—especially in a sanctified field like Kurukṣetra, where actions are framed as ethically weighty and spiritually consequential.
Vaiśaṃpāyana explains how a particular grove became known as ‘Naimiṣīya’ and then turns to exhort the addressed king—praised as ‘best of the Kurus’—to perform a major rite in Kurukṣetra, shifting from etymic/legendary remembrance to an injunction for present action.