श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
विराजते जगन्नाथः काञ्च्यां नीरनिकेतने ।
तन्माहात्म्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वं साधुसत्तमाः ॥
The Sadguru said:
Jagannātha (the Lord of the Universe) resides in Nīraniketana in the city of Kāñcī. I shall narrate its glory; listen, O best of saints!
śrīsadgururuvāca
virājate jagannāthaḥ kāñcyāṃ nīraniketane
tanmāhātmyaṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ sādhusattamāḥ
श्रीसद्गुरुः · śrīsadguruḥ — The noble spiritual teacher
उवाच · uvāca — spoke
विराजते · virājate — shines/resides
जगन्नाथः · jagannāthaḥ — the Lord of the Universe
काञ्च्याम् · kāñcyām — in the city of Kāñcī
नीरनिकेतने · nīraniketane — in Nīraniketana
तन्माहात्म्यम् · tanmāhātmyaṃ — its glory
प्रवक्ष्यामि · pravakṣyāmi — I shall narrate
शृणुध्वम् · śṛṇudhvaṃ — listen
साधुसत्तमाः · sādhusattamāḥ — O best of saints
श्रीसद्गुरुः उवाच। हे साधुसत्तमाः, जगन्नाथः काञ्च्यां नीरनिकेतने विराजते। तत् माहात्म्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि, शृणुध्वम्।
The noble spiritual teacher · spoke · shines/resides · the Lord of the Universe · in the city of Kāñcī · in Nīraniketana · its glory · I shall narrate · listen · O best of saints
This verse serves as the auspicious invocation and introduction to the chapter, establishing the setting of the narrative in the sacred city of Kāñcī. It invites the audience to attend to the glory of Lord Jagannātha as He resides in Nīraniketana.
