शिवशर्मोवाच । रमयंती मनोतीव केयं कस्येयमीशितुः । नयनानंदसंदोहदायिनीपूरनुत्तमा
śivaśarmovāca | ramayaṃtī manotīva keyaṃ kasyeyamīśituḥ | nayanānaṃdasaṃdohadāyinīpūranuttamā
شیوشَرما نے کہا: “یہ کون ہے جو دل کو بے حد مسرور کرتی ہے، اور یہ کس ربّ کی نگری ہے؟ یہ بے مثال بستی آنکھوں کے لیے خوشیوں کا انبار بہا دیتی ہے۔”
Śivaśarman
Tirtha: Sahasrākṣa-purī (city-mahātmyam opening)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Śivaśarman stands at the threshold of a luminous city, eyes widened in wonder; the skyline glitters with terraces and spires; his gesture is half-question, half-reverence, as if the city itself answers through its radiance.
A sacred place is recognized by its power to uplift mind and senses, prompting inquiry into its divine lordship.
A city identified in the next verse as Sahasrākṣa-purī; the passage begins its māhātmya-style description.
None explicitly; it is an introductory question that initiates the site’s glorification.