श्रीदेव्युवाच । प्रेततीर्थमिति प्रोक्तं पश्चाद्गात्रविमोचनम् । वद मे देवदेवेश प्रेततीर्थस्य कारणम्
śrīdevyuvāca | pretatīrthamiti proktaṃ paścādgātravimocanam | vada me devadeveśa pretatīrthasya kāraṇam
శ్రీ దేవి పలికెను— ‘ముందుగా దీనిని “ప్రేతతీర్థం” అని, తరువాత “గాత్రవిమోచనం” అని అన్నారు. ఓ దేవదేవేశా, ప్రేతతీర్థమని పిలవబడుటకు కారణం నాకు చెప్పుము.’
Śrī Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Preta-tīrtha / Gātra-vimocana
Type: kund
Listener: Devadeveśa (Śiva)
Scene: Devī, seated beside Śiva, asks about a mysterious tīrtha whose name shifts from ‘Preta-tīrtha’ to ‘Gātra-vimocana’; the background hints at a sacred pool and cremation/śrāddha symbolism without horror.
Sacred places carry layered names that preserve spiritual history; inquiry into a tīrtha’s origin deepens faith and right understanding.
Preta-tīrtha (also referred to as Gātra-vimocana) within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse introduces the tīrtha’s name and requests its sacred etiology.
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