वितस्तिद्वितयं हस्तश्चतुर्हस्तं धनुः स्मृतम् । स एव दण्डो गदितो विशेषज्ञैर्युधिष्ठिर
vitastidvitayaṃ hastaścaturhastaṃ dhanuḥ smṛtam | sa eva daṇḍo gadito viśeṣajñairyudhiṣṭhira
वितस्तिद्वयं हस्तः स्यात्, चतुर्हस्तं धनुः स्मृतम्। तदेव मानं दण्ड इति प्राहुर्विदग्धा मानविदो, युधिष्ठिर॥
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-system (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A sage instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira with a measuring staff and marked cord; palm-leaf manuscript shows unit conversions (vitasti, hasta, dhanu/daṇḍa).
Dharma-transmission includes practical knowledge; correct measures protect the integrity of religious practice.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the unit-chain supports later tīrtha distance statements.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse standardizes measures (hasta, dhanu/daṇḍa).
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