किमत्र क्लिश्यते कायस्तपः कृत्वा सुदारुणम् । सप्तषष्टिषु तीर्थेषु यानि लिंगानि तेषु च
kimatra kliśyate kāyastapaḥ kṛtvā sudāruṇam | saptaṣaṣṭiṣu tīrtheṣu yāni liṃgāni teṣu ca
Cớ sao ở đây thân xác lại bị hành hạ bởi khổ hạnh ghê gớm như vậy? Trong sáu mươi bảy tīrtha, những liṅga hiện hữu tại đó—
Śatānanda (addressing his mother/ascetic woman)
Tirtha: Sixty-seven tīrthas (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śatānanda gestures toward a map-like sacred landscape: many tīrthas and liṅga-shrines, contrasting with the mother’s harsh tapas spot.
Dharma balances austerity with discernment; sacred geography offers many accessible forms of worship without self-harm.
A cluster of sixty-seven tīrthas within the kṣetra described in this Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
Liṅga-darśana and tīrtha-visitation are implied as meritorious alternatives or complements to extreme tapas.
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