भागवता ऊचुः
तीरस्थितानां कावेर्याः क्षेत्राणां परमं शिवम् ।
मुरारेरपि मूर्तीनां माहात्म्यं वद विस्तरात् ॥
O sage, please tell us in detail the supreme, auspicious glory of the sacred places situated on the banks of the Kaveri and of the divine forms of Murari.
bhāgavatā ūcuḥ
tīrasthitānāṃ kāveryāḥ kṣetrāṇāṃ paramaṃ śivam
murārerapi mūrtīnāṃ māhātmyaṃ vada vistarāt
भागवताः · bhāgavatāḥ — the devotees
ऊचुः · ūcuḥ — said
तीरस्थितानाम् · tīrasthitānām — of those situated on the banks
कावेर्याः · kāveryāḥ — of the Kaveri river
क्षेत्राणाम् · kṣetrāṇām — of the sacred places
परमम् · paramam — supreme
शिवम् · śivam — auspicious
मुरारेः · murāreḥ — of Murari (Krishna)
अपि · api — also
मूर्तीनाम् · mūrtīnām — of the divine forms
माहात्म्यम् · māhātmyam — glory
वद · vada — tell
विस्तरात् · vistarāt — in detail
भागवताः ऊचुः। कावेर्याः तीरस्थितानां क्षेत्राणां परमं शिवं माहात्म्यं मुरारेः मूर्तीनां माहात्म्यं च विस्तरात् वद।
the devotees · said · of those situated on the banks · of the Kaveri river · of the sacred places · supreme · auspicious · of Murari (Krishna) · also · of the divine forms · glory · tell · in detail
This verse establishes the foundational inquiry of the Bhagavatas, setting the stage for the narrative by requesting the glory of the Kaveri and the divine forms of Murari. It frames the entire epic as a dialogue between seekers and a sage.
