इदं तीर्थं महापुण्यं नानाश्चर्यं महीतले । अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यमुत्पत्तिं शृणु भारत
idaṃ tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ nānāścaryaṃ mahītale | asya tīrthasya māhātmyamutpattiṃ śṛṇu bhārata
Tīrtha này vô cùng đại phúc, là kỳ diệu muôn vẻ trên cõi đất. Hãy nghe, hỡi Bhārata, về sự vĩ đại và nguồn gốc của bến thánh này.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Luṅkeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (addressed) / the frame listener
Scene: A narrator-sage invites the listener to hear the origin and greatness of Luṅkeśvara; the landscape shows multiple wonders—midstream shrine, luminous waters, pilgrims, and subtle divine signs.
A tīrtha’s sanctity is understood through both its spiritual ‘greatness’ (māhātmya) and its sacred origin (utpatti).
Luṅkeśvara tīrtha (the immediately introduced site in Adhyāya 67).
None here; it is an invitation to hear the māhātmya and origin account.