सहस्रावर्तकं तत्र तीर्थं सौगन्धिकं तथा । सङ्गमश्च सरस्वत्या ईशानं तीर्थमुत्तमम्
sahasrāvartakaṃ tatra tīrthaṃ saugandhikaṃ tathā | saṅgamaśca sarasvatyā īśānaṃ tīrthamuttamam
وہاں ‘سہسرآورتک’ تیرتھ ہے اور ‘سوگندھک’ تیرتھ بھی۔ سرسوتی کے ساتھ سنگم ہے، اور ‘ایشان’ نام کا نہایت اُتم تیرتھ بھی ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya/Revā narrative style)
Tirtha: Sahasrāvartaka; Saugandhika; Sarasvatī-saṅgama; Īśāna
Type: sangam
Scene: A dramatic river bend with many whirlpools (sahasra-āvarta), a fragrant flowering grove near the bank (saugandhika), and a clear tributary joining the main river (Sarasvatī-saṅgama) with a small Īśāna shrine facing northeast.
The landscape itself is sanctified through divine names and natural markers (whirlpools, fragrance, confluences), guiding devotees to experience Śiva’s presence as Īśāna.
Sahasrāvartaka-tīrtha, Saugandhika-tīrtha, Sarasvatī-saṅgama, and Īśāna-tīrtha are the named sites.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse enumerates tīrthas within the chapter’s māhātmya framework.