कण्टकीबदरीप्रायं शाल्मलीवनसंकुलम् । तथान्यैः कण्टकाकीर्णै रूक्षै र्वृक्षैः समन्वितम्
kaṇṭakībadarīprāyaṃ śālmalīvanasaṃkulam | tathānyaiḥ kaṇṭakākīrṇai rūkṣai rvṛkṣaiḥ samanvitam
அவ்விடம் பெரும்பாலும் முள்ளுள்ள பதரி புதர்களால் நிரம்பி, சால்மலீ மரங்களின் அடர்ந்த வனத்தால் சூழப்பட்டு, மேலும் பல கடினமான முள்ளேறிய மரங்களாலும் நிறைந்திருந்தது।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: A thorn-choked badarī scrubland with dense śālmalī groves; jagged branches, dry earth, and a narrow path hinting at an unseen sacred destination.
The difficult landscape symbolizes the austerity and trial often preceding contact with a tīrtha, where hardship becomes the doorway to purification.
Not specified in this verse; it provides topographical buildup for the tīrtha narrative.
None.
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