ऋषय ऊचुः । अष्टषष्टिप्रमाणानि यानि क्षेत्राणि सूतज । त्वयोक्तानि च तान्येव नामतो नः प्रकीर्तय
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | aṣṭaṣaṣṭipramāṇāni yāni kṣetrāṇi sūtaja | tvayoktāni ca tānyeva nāmato naḥ prakīrtaya
Các bậc hiền triết thưa rằng: “Hỡi con của Sūta, ngài đã nói về sáu mươi tám thánh địa. Nay xin hãy xướng lên cho chúng tôi chính những kṣetra ấy một lần nữa, rõ ràng theo từng danh xưng.”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Sixty-eight kṣetras (a catalogued set)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Sages seated in a forest hermitage address Sūta with folded hands, requesting the names of the sixty-eight kṣetras; a subtle map-like scroll or garland of place-names symbolizes the coming catalogue.
Pilgrimage is guided by śruti-smṛti style remembrance: naming and recalling kṣetras becomes a dhārmic act that directs seekers toward tīrtha-sevā.
No single site yet; the verse introduces the catalog of sixty-eight kṣetras to be named.
A request for nāma-kīrtana (recitation of names) of kṣetras; no specific vrata/snana/dāna is stated here.
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