श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
अस्ति पूर्वसमुद्रस्य तीरे परमपावनम् ।
श्रीकूर्ममिति विख्यातं क्षेत्रं पापविनाशनम् ॥
The Sadguru said:
On the shore of the eastern sea, there is a supremely holy place, renowned as Śrī Kūrma, the destroyer of sins.
śrīsadgururuvāca
asti pūrvasamudrasya tīre paramapāvanam
śrīkūrmamiti vikhyātaṃ kṣetraṃ pāpavināśanam
अस्ति · asti — there exists
पूर्वसमुद्रस्य · pūrvasamudrasya — of the eastern sea
तीरे · tīre — on the shore
परमपावनम् · paramapāvanam — supremely holy
श्रीकूर्ममिति · śrīkūrmamiti — as Śrī Kūrma
विख्यातं · vikhyātaṃ — renowned
क्षेत्रं · kṣetraṃ — sacred place
पापविनाशनम् · pāpavināśanam — destroyer of sins
पूर्वसमुद्रस्य तीरे परमपावनं श्रीकूर्ममिति विख्यातं पापविनाशनं क्षेत्रम् अस्ति।
there exists · of the eastern sea · on the shore · supremely holy · as Śrī Kūrma · renowned · sacred place · destroyer of sins
This verse introduces the geographical setting of the chapter, establishing Śrī Kūrma Kṣetra as a sacred site on the eastern coast. It sets the stage for the narrative by highlighting the divine nature of the location as a destroyer of sins.
