मणिकर्ण्युपविष्टस्य यत्सुखं जायते सतः । सिंहासनोपविष्टस्य तत्सुखं क्व शतक्रतोः
maṇikarṇyupaviṣṭasya yatsukhaṃ jāyate sataḥ | siṃhāsanopaviṣṭasya tatsukhaṃ kva śatakratoḥ
Niềm hỷ lạc khởi lên nơi người hiền đức khi ngồi tại Maṇikarṇikā—niềm hỷ lạc ấy, Indra (Śatakratu) ngự trên ngai vàng lấy đâu mà có?
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Scene: Contrast scene: a humble virtuous pilgrim seated at Maṇikarṇikā experiencing luminous joy, juxtaposed with Indra on a jeweled throne whose pleasure appears lesser; Gaṅgā and ghats anchor the setting.
The bliss born of proximity to a liberating tīrtha in Kāśī surpasses even the royal pleasures of heaven.
Maṇikarṇikā (the famed tīrtha/ghāṭa of Kāśī on the Gaṅgā).
None explicitly; the verse praises the spiritual fruit of being present/seated at Maṇikarṇikā.