श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
लवणाम्भुनिधेस्तीरे पुरुषोत्तमसंज्ञितम् ।
क्षेत्रमस्ति महापुण्यं स्वर्गादपि च दुर्लभम् ॥
The Sadguru said:
On the shore of the salt ocean, there is a great holy place named Purushottama, which is more difficult to attain than even heaven.
śrīsadgururuvāca
lavaṇāmbhunidhestīre puruṣottamasaṃjñitam|
kṣetramasti mahāpuṇyaṃ svargādapi ca durlabham
लवणाम्भुनिधेः · lavaṇāmbhunidheḥ — of the salt ocean
तीरे · tīre — on the shore
पुरुषोत्तमसंज्ञितम् · puruṣottamasaṃjñitam — named Purushottama
क्षेत्रम् · kṣetram — a sacred place
अस्ति · asti — exists
महापुण्यम् · mahāpuṇyam — greatly holy
स्वर्गादपि · svargādapi — even than heaven
च · ca — and
दुर्लभम् · durlabham — difficult to attain
लवणाम्भुनिधेः तीरे पुरुषोत्तमसंज्ञितं महापुण्यं क्षेत्रम् अस्ति। तत् स्वर्गादपि दुर्लभम्।
of the salt ocean · on the shore · named Purushottama · a sacred place · exists · greatly holy · even than heaven · and · difficult to attain
This verse introduces the sacred geography of the chapter, establishing Purushottama-kshetra as a transcendental location that surpasses even the celestial realms in spiritual significance.