एकोनविंशतिश्चायं प्रख्यातः कूटशाल्मलिः । सुतीक्ष्णकंटकाकीर्णः समंताद्द्विजसत्तम ।ा
ekonaviṃśatiścāyaṃ prakhyātaḥ kūṭaśālmaliḥ | sutīkṣṇakaṃṭakākīrṇaḥ samaṃtāddvijasattama |ा
Wahai yang terbaik antara yang dua kali lahir, inilah yang kesembilan belas, termasyhur sebagai “Kūṭaśālmali”, dipenuhi duri yang amat tajam di segenap penjuru.
Yama
Tirtha: Kūṭaśālmali
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija (द्विजसत्तम)
Scene: A vast wasteland of black-red soil where a monstrous śālmali-like tree and dense thorn thickets encircle the condemned; bodies are scratched and entangled, with Yama’s attendants driving them through the brambles.
Adharma leads to painful consequences; the Purāṇa uses vivid imagery to encourage ethical restraint and dharmic living.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it occurs within the Tīrthamāhātmya context where dharma and its results are being explained.
None in this verse; it is a descriptive passage about a naraka.