ब्रूहि मे त्वं पुरावृत्तं पितृणां तीर्थसेवनम् । चिरं नानाविधान्क्लेशान् प्राप्तास्त इति मे श्रुतम्
brūhi me tvaṃ purāvṛttaṃ pitṛṇāṃ tīrthasevanam | ciraṃ nānāvidhānkleśān prāptāsta iti me śrutam
Conta-me o antigo relato da peregrinação de meus antepassados aos tīrthas, os vados sagrados. Ouvi dizer que, por muito tempo, suportaram muitas espécies de provações.
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.