तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वतीर्थेषु पावनम् । नर्मदाया महाराज दक्षिणं कूलमाश्रितम्
tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu pāvanam | narmadāyā mahārāja dakṣiṇaṃ kūlamāśritam
Tại đó có một tīrtha đại phước, thanh tịnh bậc nhất trong mọi thánh địa. Hỡi đại vương, nơi ấy nương tựa nơi bờ nam của sông Narmadā.
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (south-bank Narmadā tīrtha)
Type: ghat
Listener: Royal interlocutor (‘mahārāja’)
Scene: A panoramic view of the Narmadā’s southern bank with pilgrims approaching a revered ghat; the air feels ‘pāvana’—white lotuses, clear water, and a small Siddheśvara shrine anchoring the scene.
Puranic dharma elevates certain pilgrimage sites as uniquely purifying, encouraging sacred travel and reverence.
The tīrtha introduced in the chapter—Siddheśvara on the Narmadā’s southern bank.
None explicitly; the verse is descriptive, establishing the tīrtha’s exceptional purifying status.