अगस्त्य उवाच । इति स्तुतो जगन्नाथो धर्मेण श्रीपतिर्मुदा । उवाच स हृषीकेशः प्रीतो धर्ममुदारधीः
agastya uvāca | iti stuto jagannātho dharmeṇa śrīpatirmudā | uvāca sa hṛṣīkeśaḥ prīto dharmamudāradhīḥ
Agastya nói: Được Dharma ca tụng như thế, Jagannātha—Chúa tể của Śrī—tràn đầy hoan hỷ. Khi ấy Hṛṣīkeśa, lòng đã đẹp ý, liền nói với Dharma, bậc có trí hiểu cao quý.
Agastya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Agastya narrates: Viṣṇu (Jagannātha, Śrīpati, Hṛṣīkeśa) smiles with joy after being praised by Dharma and prepares to speak; Dharma stands reverently before him.
Sincere praise (stuti) pleases the Lord, leading to divine guidance; noble understanding of dharma invites revelation.
Ayodhyā is the overarching māhātmya context, framing the dialogue and the Lord’s response.
No explicit prescription; the verse highlights the devotional act of stuti and its fruit—divine favor and instruction.