सूर्यक्षेत्रं समाख्यातमिदं गव्यूतिमात्रकम् । अत्र स्थाने स्थिता येपि तेषां स्वर्गो ध्रुवं भवेत्
sūryakṣetraṃ samākhyātamidaṃ gavyūtimātrakam | atra sthāne sthitā yepi teṣāṃ svargo dhruvaṃ bhavet
இவ்விடம் ‘சூர்யக்ஷேத்ரம்’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்றது; அளவில் ஒரு கவ்வியூதி மட்டுமே. இத்தலத்தில் தங்குபவர்களுக்குக் கூட, நிச்சயமாக ஸ்வர்க்கம் கிடைக்கும்.
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Tirtha: Sūrya-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vālmīki
Scene: A bounded sacred precinct around the nimba-root shrine is shown, with pilgrims residing in simple huts; above, a radiant solar disc signifies Sūrya-kṣetra; the sages proclaim assured heaven for residents.
Even a small sacred boundary becomes vast in merit when it is a divinely charged kṣetra; association with it yields great spiritual fruit.
Sūryakṣetra within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, measured as a gavyūti.
No specific rite is mandated; the verse emphasizes the merit of staying/dwelling within the kṣetra.
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