एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं यत्पृष्टोऽहमिह त्वया । यथा हरो विप्रशापं प्राप्तवांस्तन्निशामय
etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'hamiha tvayā | yathā haro vipraśāpaṃ prāptavāṃstanniśāmaya
இங்கே நீ கேட்ட அனைத்தையும் நான் கூறினேன். இப்போது கேள்—ஹரன் (சிவன்) எவ்வாறு ஒரு பிராமணரின் சாபத்தைப் பெற்றான்.
Narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame (deductive: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)
Scene: A seated narrator-sage addressing a listener, palm raised in ‘now listen’; in the background, a foreshadowed scene of a brāhmaṇa pronouncing a curse and Śiva receiving it with composure—setting up the forthcoming episode.
Tīrtha-māhātmya is taught through dialogue and exemplar narratives; attentive listening is positioned as a dharmic act that prepares one for deeper instruction.
The immediate context remains the Gaṇḍakī–Śālagrāma tīrtha setting, though this verse transitions into a related legend.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the instruction is śravaṇa—listening carefully to the forthcoming account.
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