एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं दीर्घिकाख्यानमुत्तमम् । यस्य संश्रवणादेव नरः पापात्प्रमुच्यते
etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ dīrghikākhyānamuttamam | yasya saṃśravaṇādeva naraḥ pāpātpramucyate
Assim vos narrei por completo este excelente relato de Dīrghikā; pelo simples ato de ouvi-lo, a pessoa é libertada do pecado.
Narrator (phalaśruti/concluding voice for the Dīrghikā episode)
Tirtha: Dīrghikā (Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)
Type: kund
Listener: Audience addressed as ‘vaḥ’ (plural listeners)
Scene: A sage/narrator concluding the tale before attentive listeners; the sacred pond and Śiva-kṣetra suggested in the background as the story’s spiritual anchor; a subtle aura indicating sin-dissolution through hearing.
Śravaṇa (devout hearing) of tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a purifier, not merely the physical act of pilgrimage.
Dīrghikā, whose origin-story and greatness are being concluded.
Hearing (saṃśravaṇa) of the māhātmya as a spiritual practice.
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