स्थापितं गौतमेनैव लोकानां हितकाम्यया । स्वर्गसोपानरूपं तु तीर्थं पुंसां युधिष्ठिर
sthāpitaṃ gautamenaiva lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | svargasopānarūpaṃ tu tīrthaṃ puṃsāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
Thánh địa ấy do chính hiền giả Gautama thiết lập vì lợi ích của các cõi. Hỡi Yudhiṣṭhira, tīrtha này đối với con người như bậc thang dẫn lên thiên giới.
Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira)
Tirtha: Gautameśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Gautama Ṛṣi consecrates a Śiva-liṅga on the Narmadā’s north bank; a luminous stairway motif rises subtly into the sky behind the shrine, symbolizing svarga-sopāna.
Holy places founded by realized sages serve the common good and become practical pathways toward higher realms through dharmic living and devotion.
Gautameśvara tīrtha associated with Gautama ṛṣi, on the Revā (Narmadā).
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse frames the tīrtha’s purpose and promised spiritual ascent.