अगस्त्य उवाच । सावधानः शृणु मुने कथां कथयतो मम । सहस्रधारातीर्थस्य समुत्पत्तिं महोदयात्
agastya uvāca | sāvadhānaḥ śṛṇu mune kathāṃ kathayato mama | sahasradhārātīrthasya samutpattiṃ mahodayāt
Agastya nói: Này hiền giả, hãy lắng nghe chăm chú khi ta kể chuyện. Ta sẽ thuật về sự phát khởi cát tường, đầy uy lực của thánh địa Sahasradhārā Tīrtha.
Agastya
Tirtha: Sahasradhārā
Type: kund
Listener: Vyāsa
Scene: Agastya raises a hand in teaching gesture, instructing Vyāsa to listen carefully; the scene foreshadows a powerful, auspicious emergence of a water-source or sacred pool.
Sacred places are approached through attentive listening and humility, as their origins reveal dharmic meaning and spiritual benefit.
Sahasradhārā Tīrtha.
Attentive śravaṇa (careful listening) is enjoined as the proper approach to receiving tīrtha-māhātmya.