आसीत्पूर्वं नृपो नाम्ना वसुसेन इति स्मृतः । आनर्त्ताधिपतिः ख्यातो बृहत्कल्पे द्विजोत्तमाः
āsītpūrvaṃ nṛpo nāmnā vasusena iti smṛtaḥ | ānarttādhipatiḥ khyāto bṛhatkalpe dvijottamāḥ
முன்னொரு காலத்தில் ‘வசுசேனன்’ எனப் பெயருடைய ஒரு அரசன் இருந்தான்; அவன் ஆனர்த்த நாட்டின் ஆளுநனாகப் புகழ்பெற்றவன்—ஓ த்விஜோத்தமர்களே—பிருஹத்கல்பத்தில்.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: A royal court in Ānarta: King Vasusena introduced with attendants, banners, and the sense of an ancient yuga/kalpa setting; a map-like hint of western coastline/river plains.
It establishes a dharmic narrative setting: exemplary kings and their deeds are used to illuminate merit (puṇya) connected with sacred places.
Not named in this verse; it introduces the historical frame that will connect the king’s actions to the local tīrtha-māhātmya.
None here; it is a narrative introduction.
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