पृथोः करतलाच्चापि यस्माजातस्ततः पृथुः । दीप्यमानश्च वपुषा साक्षादग्निरिव ज्वलन्
pṛthoḥ karatalāccāpi yasmājātastataḥ pṛthuḥ | dīpyamānaśca vapuṣā sākṣādagniriva jvalan
पृथोः करतलात् यस्माज्जातः, तस्मात् स पृथुरिति स्मृतः। दीप्यमानवपुषा साक्षादग्निरिव ज्वलन्।
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pṛthu stands newly manifested, blazing like Agni; sages gaze in recognition as the name is explained from ‘karatala’.
A dhārmic king is depicted as fire-like—radiant, protective, and capable of purifying the realm.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the broader māhātmya context; the verse itself is focused on Pṛthu’s auspicious manifestation.
None.