हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे सर्वव्याधिविनाशकम् । विख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु पूरितं स्वच्छवारिणा
hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre sarvavyādhivināśakam | vikhyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu pūritaṃ svacchavāriṇā
ହାଟକେଶ୍ୱରର ପବିତ୍ର କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ସର୍ବ ରୋଗବିନାଶକ ଏକ ତୀର୍ଥ ଅଛି; ତାହା ତ୍ରିଲୋକରେ ବିଖ୍ୟାତ ଏବଂ ସ୍ୱଚ୍ଛ ନିର୍ମଳ ଜଳରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ।
Sūta (narration)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha (in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)
Type: kund
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A luminous tīrtha in a Śiva-kṣetra: a clear-water kund/pond reflecting sky; pilgrims at the edge; subtle conch symbolism; distant shrine of Hāṭakeśvara.
Sacred places are portrayed as vessels of divine grace where purity (svaccha vāri) and faith bring restoration.
Śaṅkhatīrtha in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, famed as a destroyer of diseases.
Implied: approach the tīrtha and use its waters—typically through snāna (ritual bathing).
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