इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच । कथयस्व मुनिश्रेष्ठ किंचित्कौतूहलं मम । पुण्यं पवित्रं पापघ्नं तीर्थं तु वद विस्तरात्
iṃdradyumna uvāca | kathayasva muniśreṣṭha kiṃcitkautūhalaṃ mama | puṇyaṃ pavitraṃ pāpaghnaṃ tīrthaṃ tu vada vistarāt
因陀罗昙那说道:噢,最胜的牟尼啊,我心中生起一份好奇。请详尽宣说那功德殊胜、能净化身心、摧灭罪业的圣地渡口——提尔塔(tīrtha)。
Indradyumna
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: King Indradyumna, hands folded, asks the foremost sage to describe a particular tīrtha in full detail; the setting is a respectful dialogue space (āśrama or royal hall).
A seeker should approach realized sages with sincere inquiry to learn about purifying practices and sacred places.
No single site is named in this verse; it initiates a request to describe a pāpaghna tīrtha.
None explicitly; the verse requests a detailed teaching about a tīrtha (typically involving darśana, snāna, and remembrance).