तस्माद्गच्छ धरापृष्ठं स्वां कीर्तिं नूतनां कुरु । यदि वांछसि लोकेऽस्मिन्मामके वसतिं चिरम्
tasmādgaccha dharāpṛṣṭhaṃ svāṃ kīrtiṃ nūtanāṃ kuru | yadi vāṃchasi loke'sminmāmake vasatiṃ ciram
“ஆகையால் பூமியின் மேற்பரப்பிற்குச் சென்று, புதிய புண்ணியச் செயல்களால் உன் கீர்த்தியைப் புதுப்பி. என் இந்த உலகில் (ஸ்வர்கத்தில்) நீண்ட காலம் வாசிக்க விரும்பினால், இதுவே வழி.”
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indradyumna
Scene: Brahmā gives final counsel: descend to earth and create new kīrti; Indradyumna accepts with determination, envisioning construction and service among tīrthas.
Merit must be continually refreshed through dharmic action; spiritual reward is sustained by ongoing righteousness, not past credit alone.
No single tīrtha is named; the instruction points toward earth-based merit-making that often includes tīrtha-related works.
A general prescription: perform new meritorious deeds to renew kīrti; specific rites are not detailed in this verse.
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