पुण्यं च रमणीयं च सर्वपापविनाशनम् । कृत्वाहमास्पदं तत्र द्विजसंघसमायुतः
puṇyaṃ ca ramaṇīyaṃ ca sarvapāpavināśanam | kṛtvāhamāspadaṃ tatra dvijasaṃghasamāyutaḥ
وہاں میں نے ایک ایسے مقام پر—جو پاکیزہ بھی تھا اور دلکش بھی، اور تمام گناہوں کو مٹانے والا تھا—دویجوں کی جماعت کے ساتھ اپنا آستانہ قائم کیا۔
Markaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Narmadā-tīra āśrama-sthāna
Type: ghat
Listener: ‘mahābhāga’ interlocutor
Scene: An āśrama is founded on a verdant Narmadā bank: thatched huts, yajña-śālā, smoke from agnihotra, groups of dvijas seated in recitation; the river glitters nearby.
A tīrtha is characterized by its sanctity and power to dissolve sin, and by the presence of dharmic communities who uphold it.
A particularly holy, beautiful, sin-destroying spot on/near the Narmadā is described, serving as the setting for the tīrtha’s fuller account.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse highlights choosing a puṇya-sthāna and establishing a dharmic residence/āśrama there.