अर्जुन उवाच । कोटितीर्थं कथं जातं केन वा निर्मितं मुने । कस्माद्वा कोटितीर्थानां फलमत्रोच्यते मुने
arjuna uvāca | koṭitīrthaṃ kathaṃ jātaṃ kena vā nirmitaṃ mune | kasmādvā koṭitīrthānāṃ phalamatrocyate mune
Arjuna thưa: “Bạch hiền giả, Koṭitīrtha đã phát sinh như thế nào, và do ai thiết lập? Và vì sao quả phúc của các Koṭitīrtha lại được tuyên thuyết riêng tại nơi này, bạch muni?”
Arjuna
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Nārada (addressed as ‘mune’)
Scene: Arjuna, seated respectfully with bow set aside, questions a sage in a forest-hermitage near a sacred waterbody; the tīrtha glints in the background, suggesting Koṭitīrtha’s presence awaiting explanation.
Sacred places are understood through origin-stories (māhātmya) that reveal why their merit is exceptional.
Koṭitīrtha—presented as a tīrtha whose merit equals many tīrthas combined.
None directly; the verse introduces an inquiry into the tīrtha’s origin and its promised merit.