ऋषय ऊचुः । पुरश्चरणसंज्ञां तु सप्तमीं वद सूतज । विधिना केन कर्तव्या कस्मिन्काल उपस्थिते
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | puraścaraṇasaṃjñāṃ tu saptamīṃ vada sūtaja | vidhinā kena kartavyā kasminkāla upasthite
ரிஷிகள் கூறினர்—ஓ சூதபுத்ரா! ‘புரச்சரண’ எனப்படும் சப்தமியைச் சொல்லும். அது எந்த விதியால் செய்யப்பட வேண்டும், எந்த காலத்தில் செய்ய வேண்டும்?
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Puraścaraṇa-Saptamī (vrata)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūtaja (son of Sūta)
Scene: Sages in an assembly address Sūta’s son, requesting the detailed procedure and the correct time for performing the Puraścaraṇa Saptamī.
Dharma is to be practiced with clarity—right method and right time are integral to spiritual efficacy.
Not specified in this verse; it is a transition into the ritual exposition within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
A request for the full vidhi (procedure) and kāla (timing) of the Puraścaraṇa Saptamī.
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