त्वं समुद्धरसि विप्रान्किमतः प्रोच्यते तव । अन्येऽपि जीव बहुधात्वामुपाश्रित्य भूधर
tvaṃ samuddharasi viprānkimataḥ procyate tava | anye'pi jīva bahudhātvāmupāśritya bhūdhara
Ngài nâng đỡ và nuôi dưỡng các Bà-la-môn—còn cần nói gì thêm để tán dương ngài nữa? Quả thật, hỡi đấng nâng mang địa cầu, muôn loài khác cũng sống theo nhiều cách nhờ nương tựa nơi ngài.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating
Tirtha: Bhūdhara-āśraya (mountain refuge tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhūdhara/Achala (mountain)
Scene: The mountain is shown as a vast protector: brāhmaṇas study and perform rites at the foothills while varied creatures—birds, deer, villagers—take shelter across its slopes.
Supporting the wise and giving refuge to life is a supreme form of dharma worthy of praise.
A mountain refuge is praised without naming a particular tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes protective support and refuge as dharmic merit.