श्रीराम उवाच । भगवन्यानि तीर्थानि सेवितानि त्वया विभो । एतेषां परमं तीर्थं तन्ममाचक्ष्व मानद
śrīrāma uvāca | bhagavanyāni tīrthāni sevitāni tvayā vibho | eteṣāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ tanmamācakṣva mānada
Śrī Rāma thưa rằng: Bạch Đức Bhagavān, bậc Đại Năng! Ngài đã chí thành viếng thăm và phụng sự bao thánh địa (tīrtha); xin bậc ban danh dự chỉ dạy cho con, trong số ấy tīrtha nào là tối thượng.
Śrī Rāma
Listener: Vasiṣṭha
Scene: Śrī Rāma, composed and reverent, questions the sage about the highest tīrtha; a forest-āśrama setting with ascetics, water-pot (kamaṇḍalu), and prayerful posture.
A sincere seeker should approach a realized guide and inquire about the highest means of purification through tīrtha and dharma.
This verse introduces the inquiry; the specific tīrtha is identified in the subsequent verses (notably the Narmadā and Gaṅgā).
No ritual is prescribed here; it is a request for authoritative instruction about the सर्वोत्तम तीर्थ (supreme tīrtha).
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