किमत्र क्लिश्यते कायस्तपः कृत्वा सुदारुणम् । सप्तषष्टिषु तीर्थेषु यानि लिंगानि तेषु च
kimatra kliśyate kāyastapaḥ kṛtvā sudāruṇam | saptaṣaṣṭiṣu tīrtheṣu yāni liṃgāni teṣu ca
یہاں ایسی ہولناک تپسیا کر کے بدن کو کیوں ستایا جا رہا ہے؟ ستّرسٹھ تیرتھوں میں جو لِنگ ہیں، ان میں بھی—
Śatānanda (addressing his mother/ascetic woman)
Tirtha: Sixty-seven tīrthas (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śatānanda gestures toward a map-like sacred landscape: many tīrthas and liṅga-shrines, contrasting with the mother’s harsh tapas spot.
Dharma balances austerity with discernment; sacred geography offers many accessible forms of worship without self-harm.
A cluster of sixty-seven tīrthas within the kṣetra described in this Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
Liṅga-darśana and tīrtha-visitation are implied as meritorious alternatives or complements to extreme tapas.