सुयक्षकर्दमैर्लिप्तो विष्णुर्येन जगद्गुरुः । तेना प्यायितमेतद्धि वासितं यशसा जगत्
suyakṣakardamairlipto viṣṇuryena jagadguruḥ | tenā pyāyitametaddhi vāsitaṃ yaśasā jagat
جس نے بہترین خوشبودار لیپ سے جگت گُرو وِشنو کا اَنوَلیپن/اَبھِشیک کیا، اسی عمل سے یہ دھام حقیقتاً سیراب و پرورش پاتا ہے، اور سارا جہان اس کے یَش (نام و شہرت) کی خوشبو سے معطر ہو جاتا ہے۔
Sūta (deduced: Nāgara Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee-priest applies thick, fragrant paste to Viṣṇu; the air is scented, devotees feel the temple and town ‘nourished’—fields green, people prosperous—symbolically emanating from the act.
Devotional service to Viṣṇu (such as anointing) nourishes the world and elevates the devotee’s renown through dharmic merit.
The act is praised within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting, but this verse itself does not name the location.
Anointing (lepa) of Viṣṇu with a high-quality fragrant paste (commonly sandal-based) is implied as meritorious worship.
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