ते तमूचुः परं चैतत्कांपिल्यमिति विश्रुतम् । आनर्तनामा देशोऽयं राजात्र पृथिवीजयः
te tamūcuḥ paraṃ caitatkāṃpilyamiti viśrutam | ānartanāmā deśo'yaṃ rājātra pṛthivījayaḥ
ସେମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ—“ଏହି ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ନଗର ‘କାଂପିଲ୍ୟ’ ନାମରେ ଖ୍ୟାତ। ଏହି ଦେଶ ‘ଆନର୍ତ’ ବୋଲି ପରିଚିତ, ଏଠାରେ ରାଜା ‘ପୃଥିବୀଜୟ’।”
People (lokāḥ)
Tirtha: Kāṃpilya (in Ānarta framing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Townspeople answer confidently, pointing to the city and indicating the broader land; a herald-like figure names Ānarta and Pṛthivījaya, while the king listens intently.
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives anchor spiritual instruction in real place-names and lineages, making dharma tangible in geography and history.
Kāṃpilya is identified as the prominent city; tīrtha-glorification is implied by the section’s frame and continues beyond this verse.
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