सूत उवाच । अस्ति सागरपर्यंते विटंकपुरमुत्तमम् । समुद्रवीचिसंसक्तप्रोच्चप्राकारमण्डनम्
sūta uvāca | asti sāgaraparyaṃte viṭaṃkapuramuttamam | samudravīcisaṃsaktaproccaprākāramaṇḍanam
சூதர் கூறினார்—கடலின் கரையோரத்தில் ‘விடங்கபுரம்’ எனும் சிறந்த நகரம் உள்ளது; கடலலைகள் தொட்டிட, உயர்ந்த மதில்களால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்டது।
Sūta
Tirtha: Viṭaṃkapura (within the Hāṭakeśvara narrative ambit)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A fortified coastal city with high ramparts; ocean waves strike the walls, sea-spray glinting; the city appears auspicious and ‘excellent’ (uttama).
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives situate spiritual events within vivid sacred landscapes, making geography itself a vessel of dharma.
The narrative introduces Viṭaṃkapura, a coastal city that becomes the setting for the forthcoming tīrtha-māhātmya.
None; this verse establishes the sacred locale and atmosphere for the origin account.