मम कर्णात्पपातेयं यदा च मणिकर्णिका । तदाप्रभृति लोकेऽत्र ख्यातास्तु मणिकर्णिका
mama karṇātpapāteyaṃ yadā ca maṇikarṇikā | tadāprabhṛti loke'tra khyātāstu maṇikarṇikā
当这枚玛尼迦耳尼迦自我耳中坠落之时,自那以后,它便在世间以“玛尼迦耳尼迦”之名而著称。
Śiva (deduced; first-person ‘mama’ in etiological naming)
Tirtha: Māṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Narrative tableau showing the moment of the ornament’s fall and the subsequent emergence of the place’s renown—pilgrims and sages pointing toward the ghat as the name Māṇikarṇikā spreads.
Divine events imprint sanctity onto places, making them perpetual supports for faith, pilgrimage, and liberation.
Māṇikarṇikā in Kāśī.
No ritual is specified; the focus is on the tīrtha’s naming and enduring renown.