भागवता ऊचुः
पाण्ड्यदेशस्थितानां च क्षेत्राणां कमलापतेः ।
तीर्थानामपि माहात्म्यं वद सद्गुरुपुङ्गव ॥
O best of Gurus, O Lord of Kamalā (Lakshmi), please tell us the glory of the sacred sites and holy waters situated in the Pāṇḍya kingdom.
bhāgavatā ūcuḥ
pāṇḍyadeśasthitānāṃ ca kṣetrāṇāṃ kamalāpateḥ
tīrthānāmapi māhātmyaṃ vada sadgurupuṅgava
पाण्ड्यदेशस्थितानाम् · pāṇḍyadeśasthitānām — of those situated in the Pandya kingdom
च · ca — and
क्षेत्राणाम् · kṣetrāṇām — of the sacred sites
कमलापतेः · kamalāpateḥ — of the Lord of Lakshmi
तीर्थानाम् · tīrthānām — of the holy waters
अपि · api — also
माहात्म्यम् · māhātmyam — the glory
वद · vada — please tell
सद्गुरुपुङ्गव · sadgurupuṅgava — O best of Gurus
हे सद्गुरुपुङ्गव, पाण्ड्यदेशस्थितानां क्षेत्राणां तीर्थानां च माहात्म्यं वद।
of those situated in the Pandya kingdom · and · of the sacred sites · of the Lord of Lakshmi · of the holy waters · also · the glory · please tell · O best of Gurus
This verse serves as the invocation and setting of the stage, where the devotees approach the Guru to initiate the discourse on the sacred geography of the Pāṇḍya kingdom. It establishes the theme of seeking divine knowledge through the grace of the Lord.
