विभक्तो भक्तलोकानामानन्दप्रथनः शुभः । मृकण्डतनयः पूर्वं प्राह पार्थाय पृच्छते
vibhakto bhaktalokānāmānandaprathanaḥ śubhaḥ | mṛkaṇḍatanayaḥ pūrvaṃ prāha pārthāya pṛcchate
Lời dạy ấy cát tường và lợi lạc, lan tỏa niềm hoan hỷ trong cộng đồng người sùng kính. Xưa kia, con của Mṛkaṇḍa (Mārkaṇḍeya) đã nói những điều này với Pārtha khi chàng thưa hỏi.
Sūta (narrating earlier tradition)
Listener: ṛṣis (framing audience)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya, son of Mṛkaṇḍa, speaks auspiciously to Pārtha (Arjuna) who asks; the teaching is portrayed as joy-giving to devotees.
Pilgrimage-wisdom is preserved through saintly transmission, intended to nourish devotees with auspicious joy.
Not a single site; the verse frames the authority behind the Revā tīrtha teaching tradition.
None; it establishes the prior teaching context (Mārkaṇḍeya instructing Arjuna).