स्थापितं तु मया पूर्वं स्वर्गसोपानसंनिभम् । ज्ञानं तत्रैव मे जातं प्रसादाच्छङ्करस्य च
sthāpitaṃ tu mayā pūrvaṃ svargasopānasaṃnibham | jñānaṃ tatraiva me jātaṃ prasādācchaṅkarasya ca
Thuở trước, ta đã thiết lập nơi ấy, tựa như bậc thang dẫn lên cõi trời. Ngay tại đó, nhờ ân sủng của Śaṅkara, trí tuệ đã khởi sinh trong ta.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Mārkaṇḍeśa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pāṇḍu-nandana (addressed in adjacent verse)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya consecrates a sacred spot by the river; a luminous stairway motif rises subtly behind the Śiva-liṅga, symbolizing ‘svarga-sopāna’; the rishi experiences a calm jñāna-light at heart by Śaṅkara’s grace.
Pilgrimage is not only merit (puṇya) but also awakening (jñāna), granted through Śiva’s grace.
A Śiva-centered tīrtha in the Revā/Narmadā region that the speaker says he previously established.
The verse alludes to establishing/instating a sacred locus (sthāpana), implying consecration and worship at the site.