Shloka 11
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
तेषां समीपे यो देशो हृदानां रुधिराम्भसाम् | समनन््तपजञ्चकमिति पुण्यं तत् परिकीर्तितम्,उन रक्तसे भरे सरोवरोंके पास जो प्रदेश है उसे ही समन्तपंचक कहते हैं। यह क्षेत्र बहुत ही पुण्यप्रद है
teṣāṁ samīpe yo deśo hṛdānāṁ rudhirāmbhasām | samantapañcakam iti puṇyaṁ tat parikīrtitam ||
Возле тех озёр, наполненных кровью, лежит область, известная под именем Самантапанчка (Samantapañcaka). Этот край прославляют как необычайно священный.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a landscape marked by violence as a morally charged sacred space: remembrance of grave acts and their consequences can transform a place into a site of reflection, restraint, and dharmic awareness.
The speaker identifies the region near certain blood-filled lakes and states that this tract is known as Samantapañcaka, widely praised as a highly sacred area.