श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्यं वक्तुं शक्नोति कः क्षितौ ।
यत्र प्रवेशमात्रेण नरो नारायणो भवेत् ॥
The Sadguru said:
Who on earth can describe the glory of Purushottama, where a man becomes Narayana merely by entering?
śrīsadgururuvāca
puruṣottamamāhātmyaṃ vaktuṃ śaknoti kaḥ kṣitau |
yatra praveśamātreṇa naro nārāyaṇo bhavet
पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्यम् · puruṣottamamāhātmyaṃ — the glory of Purushottama
वक्तुम् · vaktuṃ — to speak/describe
शक्नोति · śaknoti — is able
कः · kaḥ — who
क्षितौ · kṣitau — on earth
यत्र · yatra — where
प्रवेशमात्रेण · praveśamātreṇa — merely by entering
नरः · naraḥ — a human
नारायणः · nārāyaṇaḥ — Narayana
भवेत् · bhavet — becomes
क्षितौ कः पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्यं वक्तुं शक्नोति? यत्र प्रवेशमात्रेण नरः नारायणः भवेत्।
the glory of Purushottama · to speak/describe · is able · who · on earth · where · merely by entering · a human · Narayana · becomes
This verse serves as an introductory invocation, establishing the supreme, transformative nature of Purushottama-kshetra. It sets the tone for the entire chapter by asserting that the glory of this place is beyond mortal comprehension.
