शिवशर्मा व्रजन्सोथ देशाद्देशांतरं क्रमात् । महाकाल पुरीं प्राप कलिकालविवर्जिताम्
śivaśarmā vrajansotha deśāddeśāṃtaraṃ kramāt | mahākāla purīṃ prāpa kalikālavivarjitām
Bấy giờ Śivaśarmā lần lượt đi từ xứ này sang xứ khác, từng bước một, và đến thành Mahākāla—thánh địa linh thiêng không bị thời mạt pháp Kali chạm đến.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa discourse, often Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Mahākālapurī (Avantī/Ujjayinī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame, typical)
Scene: A lone pilgrim Śivaśarmā traverses varied landscapes—forests, rivers, villages—finally beholding the luminous city of Mahākāla, its skyline marked by liṅga-shrines and temple spires, with an aura of timelessness untouched by Kali.
Pilgrimage to a Śaiva kṣetra can lift one beyond the spiritual decline associated with Kali-yuga.
Mahākāla-purī, the city associated with Lord Mahākāla (Śiva).
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes the act of reaching/visiting the sacred city.