प्रत्ययार्थं नृपश्रेष्ठ ह्यद्यापि धरणीतले । कृष्णवर्णा हि पाषाणा दृश्यन्ते स्फटिकोज्ज्वलाः
pratyayārthaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha hyadyāpi dharaṇītale | kṛṣṇavarṇā hi pāṣāṇā dṛśyante sphaṭikojjvalāḥ
اے نریپ شریشٹھ، دلیل کے طور پر آج بھی زمین کی سطح پر سیاہ رنگ کے پتھر دکھائی دیتے ہیں، مگر وہ بلّور جیسی چمک سے روشن ہیں۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha (best of kings)
Scene: Close view of dark stones on earth, glossy and crystal-bright, with pilgrims pointing in reverent astonishment; subtle aura suggesting divine contact.
Purāṇic tīrtha-glory is reinforced through enduring natural signs that invite faith and remembrance.
The verse continues the Saṅgameśvara tīrtha context, pointing to local geological signs as testimony.
None; it provides pratyaya (evidence) through observable features of the place.