Shloka 10
कलिकाले तु संप्राप्ते तीर्थानि सकलानि च । यास्यंति व्यर्थतां विप्र मुक्त्वेदं क्षेत्रमुत्तमम्
kalikāle tu saṃprāpte tīrthāni sakalāni ca | yāsyaṃti vyarthatāṃ vipra muktvedaṃ kṣetramuttamam
ครั้นเมื่อกาลียุคมาถึง โอ้พราหมณ์ผู้รู้ ตีรถะทั้งปวงจักเสื่อมฤทธิ์—เว้นแต่เกษตรอันประเสริฐนี้
Brahmā (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra (the ‘uttama kṣetra’)
Type: kshetra
Listener: vipra / Yājñavalkya
Scene: A cosmic map-like vision: many famous tīrthas dimming under the shadow of Kali-yuga, while one kṣetra shines like a steadfast lamp—an ‘exception’ island of light; a brāhmaṇa listens as the proclamation is made.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, spiritual potency is said to concentrate in exceptional kṣetras, urging focused pilgrimage and devotion.
The “uttama kṣetra” of this adhyāya—contextually the Hāṭakeśvara-associated sacred field.
No single rite is specified; the prescription is practical: seek the supreme kṣetra for effective tīrtha-fruit in Kali-yuga.