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The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra
एतस्मादपि चेद्गुह्यं लोकनाथ जनार्दन ॥ यद्यस्ति प्रोच्यतां मह्यं कृपा चेत्परमा मयि ॥
etasmād api ced guhyaṃ lokanātha janārdana || yady asti procyatāṃ mahyaṃ kṛpā cet paramā mayi
Jika ada sesuatu yang lebih rahsia daripada ini, wahai Lokanātha Janārdana—jika memang ada—mohon nyatakan kepadaku, jika belas kasihan-Mu yang tertinggi tercurah kepadaku.
Pṛthivī / Dharaṇī (Vasundharā)
It preserves a common Purāṇic rhetorical structure: the inquirer requests deeper (guhya) teaching, prompting expansion into a new doctrinal or māhātmya segment.
No geographic location is specified here; the verse is a dialogic hinge leading into further revelation.
It models intellectual humility and disciplined inquiry—requesting further instruction respectfully and conditionally, rather than asserting certainty.
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