भागवता ऊचुः
चोलदेशस्थितानां च क्षेत्राणां गुरुपुङ्गव ।
अधिष्ठितानां कृष्णेन माहात्म्यं कीर्तितं त्वया ॥
O best of Gurus, you have narrated the glory of the sacred places in the Chola country, presided over by Krishna.
bhāgavatā ūcuḥ
coladeśasthitānāṃ ca kṣetrāṇāṃ gurupuṅgava|
adhiṣṭhitānāṃ kṛṣṇena māhātmyaṃ kīrtitaṃ tvayā
चोलदेशस्थितानाम् · coladeśasthitānām — of those situated in the Chola country
च · ca — and
क्षेत्राणाम् · kṣetrāṇām — of the sacred places
गुरुपुङ्गव · gurupuṅgava — O best of Gurus
अधिष्ठितानाम् · adhiṣṭhitānām — presided over
कृष्णेन · kṛṣṇena — by Krishna
माहात्म्यम् · māhātmyam — glory
कीर्तितम् · kīrtitam — narrated
त्वया · tvayā — by you
गुरुपुङ्गव! त्वया चोलदेशस्थितानां कृष्णेन अधिष्ठितानां क्षेत्राणां माहात्म्यं कीर्तितम्।
of those situated in the Chola country · and · of the sacred places · O best of Gurus · presided over · by Krishna · glory · narrated · by you
The devotees initiate the dialogue by acknowledging the Guru's previous teachings on the Chola country's sacred sites, setting the stage for a deeper inquiry into the specific glory of the Narayanapuram region.
