ब्रूहि मे त्वं पुरावृत्तं पितृणां तीर्थसेवनम् । चिरं नानाविधान्क्लेशान् प्राप्तास्त इति मे श्रुतम्
brūhi me tvaṃ purāvṛttaṃ pitṛṇāṃ tīrthasevanam | ciraṃ nānāvidhānkleśān prāptāsta iti me śrutam
Ceritakanlah kepadaku riwayat purba tentang para leluhurku yang berkhidmat di tīrtha (tempat suci). Aku telah mendengar bahawa untuk waktu yang lama mereka menanggung pelbagai jenis kesusahan.
Janamejaya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A royal inquirer respectfully asks a sage about ancestral pilgrimage and the long hardships endured; the setting evokes a riverbank āśrama with manuscripts and ritual vessels.
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-sevana) may involve hardship, yet it is sought for purification, merit, and dharmic restoration.
The verse introduces tīrtha-sevana in general; specific sites are expected in the subsequent narration within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
The practice highlighted is tīrtha-sevana—undertaking pilgrimage and observances at sacred waters and places.