श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
बिल्वारण्यमिदं पुण्यं सर्वमङ्गलदायकम् ।
यत्र लक्ष्म्या नृसिह्मोऽयं सुप्रसन्नो विराजते ॥
The Sadguru said:
This is the sacred Bilva forest, the bestower of all auspiciousness, where this Narasimha, greatly pleased with Lakṣmī, resides.
śrīsadgururuvāca
bilvāraṇyamidaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvamaṅgaladāyakam |
yatra lakṣmyā nṛsihmo'yaṃ suprasanno virājate
बिल्वारण्यम् · bilvāraṇyam — the Bilva forest
इदम् · idam — this
पुण्यम् · puṇyam — sacred
सर्वमङ्गलदायकम् · sarvamaṅgaladāyakam — bestower of all auspiciousness
यत्र · yatra — where
लक्ष्म्या · lakṣmyā — with Lakshmi
नृसिह्मः · nṛsihmaḥ — Narasimha
अयम् · ayam — this
सुप्रसन्नः · suprasannaḥ — greatly pleased
विराजते · virājate — resides/shines
इदं बिल्वारण्यं पुण्यं सर्वमङ्गलदायकम् अस्ति। यत्र लक्ष्म्या सह अयं नृसिह्मः सुप्रसन्नः सन् विराजते।
the Bilva forest · this · sacred · bestower of all auspiciousness · where · with Lakshmi · Narasimha · this · greatly pleased · resides/shines
This verse introduces the sacred setting of the chapter, establishing the Bilva forest as the eternal abode of Narasimha and Lakshmi, which serves as the foundation for the subsequent narrative of their reunion.