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The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
एवं हि गुणमाहात्म्यं स्तुतस्वामिनि मच्छ्रुतम् ॥ अस्माच्छेदं परं श्रेष्ठं तन्मे वद कृपानिधे ॥
evaṃ hi guṇamāhātmyaṃ stutasvāmini macchrutam || asmāc chedaṃ paraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tan me vada kṛpānidhe
یوں اے ستائش کے لائق مالک! میں نے آپ کے اوصاف کی عظمت سن لی۔ اب اس بیان سے آگے جو سب سے بلند اور نہایت افضل ہے، اے خزینۂ رحمت، وہ مجھے بتائیے۔
Pṛthivī (implied in dialogue framework)
It shows the pedagogical form common in Purāṇas: a listener requests a ‘higher’ teaching, prompting the next doctrinal or narrative unit.
None in this verse; it is a conversational pivot rather than a place description.
Inquiry and humility are presented as appropriate methods for receiving authoritative instruction.
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