आजन्मशतसाहस्रं कृत्वा पापं नरः क्षितौ । रुद्रावर्तं समालोक्य विपाप्मत्वं प्रपद्यते
ājanmaśatasāhasraṃ kṛtvā pāpaṃ naraḥ kṣitau | rudrāvartaṃ samālokya vipāpmatvaṃ prapadyate
பூமியில் மனிதன் இலட்சம் பிறவிகள் வரை பாவம் செய்திருந்தாலும், ருத்ராவர்த்தத்தை மட்டும் தரிசித்தால் பாவமின்மையை அடைகிறான்.
Brahmasaṃbhava Muni (deduced from concluding verse of the passage)
Tirtha: Rudrāvarta
Type: āvarta
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: A weary sinner-pilgrim approaches Rudrāvarta; upon seeing the sacred whirl and its Śaiva markers, a dark aura lifts, replaced by a luminous halo—symbolizing vipāpmatva.
Pilgrimage and darśana at a consecrated Śaiva tīrtha are portrayed as powerful means of purification beyond ordinary measures.
Rudrāvarta.
Darśana (beholding) of the tīrtha itself is stated as efficacious for pāpa-kṣaya.
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