श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । भीमेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापक्षयंकरम् । सेवितं ऋषिसङ्घैश्च भीमव्रतधरैः शुभैः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | bhīmeśvaraṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram | sevitaṃ ṛṣisaṅghaiśca bhīmavratadharaiḥ śubhaiḥ
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Sau đó nên đến Bhīmeśvara, thánh địa diệt trừ mọi tội lỗi. Nơi ấy được các hội chúng ṛṣi và những người hành trì Bhīma-vrata cát tường phụng thờ.”
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Bhīmeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha (likely Yudhiṣṭhira)
Scene: Pilgrims arrive at a forested Śiva temple of Bhīmeśvara; sages in matted hair perform abhiṣeka; vrata-observers stand with disciplined posture; the liṅga is central with bilva leaves and water pots.
Seek purification through pilgrimage and devotion: approaching a Śaiva tīrtha with faith is praised as a means for the removal of sin.
Bhīmeśvara, presented as a sin-destroying Śiva-sthāna revered by sages.
Pilgrimage to Bhīmeśvara and the ideal of vrata-observance (Bhīma-vrata) are highlighted.