श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
श्रीसूक्तिस्थलमित्येतत्प्रसिद्धं भुवनत्रये ।
बृहत्तटाकतीरेऽत्र दृश्यते भगवान् हरिः ॥
The Sadguru said:
This place, renowned in the three worlds as Śrī Sūktisthala, is where Lord Hari is seen on the bank of a large lake.
śrīsadgururuvāca
śrīsūktisthalamityetatprasiddhaṃ bhuvanatraye |
bṛhattaṭākatīre'tra dṛśyate bhagavān hariḥ
श्रीसूक्तिस्थलम् · śrīsūktisthalam — the place of sacred words
इत्येतत् · ityetat — thus this
प्रसिद्धम् · prasiddham — renowned
भुवनत्रये · bhuvanatraye — in the three worlds
बृहत्तटाकतीरे · bṛhattaṭākatīre — on the bank of a large lake
अत्र · atra — here
दृश्यते · dṛśyate — is seen
भगवान् · bhagavān — the Lord
हरिः · hariḥ — Hari
एतत् श्रीसूक्तिस्थलम् इति भुवनत्रये प्रसिद्धम्। अत्र बृहत्तटाकतीरे भगवान् हरिः दृश्यते।
the place of sacred words · thus this · renowned · in the three worlds · on the bank of a large lake · here · is seen · the Lord · Hari
This verse introduces the setting of the chapter, establishing the sanctity of Śrī Sūktisthala as a place where the Lord is eternally manifest. It sets the stage for the subsequent divine intervention.