पुरुषोत्तमनामाढ्यं क्षेत्रं च धनुषां शतम् । तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे स चापश्यत्पंच प्रेतान्सुदारुणान्
puruṣottamanāmāḍhyaṃ kṣetraṃ ca dhanuṣāṃ śatam | tasminkṣetre sa cāpaśyatpaṃca pretānsudāruṇān
وہ علاقہ ‘پُرُشوتّم’ کے نام سے مشہور تھا، جس کی وسعت سو دھنُش کے برابر تھی؛ اور اسی میدان میں اس نے پانچ نہایت ہولناک پریت دیکھے۔
Narrator
Tirtha: Puruṣottama-kṣetra (sub-region) connected to Preta-tīrtha/Gātra-vimocana episode
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Devī
Scene: In a defined sacred field called Puruṣottama, Gautama beholds five terrifying pretas—gaunt forms, hollow eyes—yet the scene is framed as a prelude to their release, with a sanctified aura over the ground.
Even within renowned sacred regions, beings in suffering states may appear—highlighting the need for tīrtha-grace and liberation themes.
Puruṣottama-named kṣetra associated with the narrative background for Preta-tīrtha in Prabhāsa.
No explicit prescription; the verse introduces the sighting that prompts the ensuing explanation.