सर्पस्तु मकरो जातो गोदावर्यां शिवालये । देवं भीमेश्वरं द्रष्टुं गताऽहं स्वजनैः सह
sarpastu makaro jāto godāvaryāṃ śivālaye | devaṃ bhīmeśvaraṃ draṣṭuṃ gatā'haṃ svajanaiḥ saha
Mas aquela serpente renasceu como um makara no rio Godāvarī, junto a um śivālaya, santuário de Śiva. E eu fui com meus parentes para contemplar o Senhor Bhīmeśvara.
Unspecified (same narrator to the king)
Tirtha: Godāvarī-tīrtha (near Bhīmeśvara)
Type: ghat
Listener: Nṛpa (king)
Scene: A wide Godāvarī river scene with a small Śiva temple on the bank; a makara-like aquatic being surfaces; pilgrims arrive with family to seek Bhīmeśvara’s darśana.
Karma carries beings across births, while darśana of Śiva at famed shrines is presented as spiritually pivotal.
Godāvarī-associated Śiva shrine and Bhīmeśvara (a celebrated Śaiva sacred center).
Pilgrimage for darśana (seeing the deity) is implied; no detailed rite is specified.
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