यदेकं परमं तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थफलप्रदम् । श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्सर्वं दयां कृत्वा वदाशु मे
yadekaṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvatīrthaphalapradam | śrotumicchāmi tatsarvaṃ dayāṃ kṛtvā vadāśu me
وہ ایک اعلیٰ ترین تیرتھ جو سب تیرتھوں کا پھل عطا کرتا ہے—میں اس کے بارے میں سب کچھ سننا چاہتا ہوں۔ مہربانی فرما کر مجھے جلد بتائیے۔
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Parama-tīrtha (unnamed here)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa narrator
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, eager and reverent, requests the full account of the one supreme tīrtha that grants the fruit of all tīrthas, imploring the brāhmaṇa to speak swiftly out of compassion.
A sincere seeker asks for the highest, most comprehensive path of merit—one that integrates and fulfills the aims of many pilgrimages.
This verse introduces the concept of a ‘parama tīrtha’ but does not name it yet.
No ritual is stated; it is a request to hear (śrotum) the full teaching about the supreme tīrtha.