श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
शङ्खतीर्थस्य तीरेऽस्मिन् शोणशैलपुरे हरिः ।
विराजते कृपासिन्धुः शिवेन परिपूजितः ॥
The Sadguru said:
On the bank of Śaṅkha Tīrtha, in this city of Śoṇaśaila, resides Hari, the ocean of mercy, who is worshipped by Śiva.
śrīsadgururuvāca
śaṅkhatīrthasya tīre'smin śoṇaśailapure hariḥ |
virājate kṛpāsindhuḥ śivena paripūjitaḥ
शङ्खतीर्थस्य · śaṅkhatīrthasya — of the Śaṅkha Tīrtha
तीरे · tīre — on the bank
अस्मिन् · asmin — in this
शोणशैलपुरे · śoṇaśailapure — in the city of Śoṇaśaila
हरिः · hariḥ — Lord Hari
विराजते · virājate — resides/shines
कृपासिन्युः · kṛpāsindhuḥ — ocean of mercy
शिवेन · śivena — by Śiva
परिपूजितः · paripūjitaḥ — worshipped
अस्मिन् शोणशैलपुरे शङ्खतीर्थस्य तीरे कृपासिन्धुः हरिः विराजते। सः शिवेन परिपूजितः अस्ति।
of the Śaṅkha Tīrtha · on the bank · in this · in the city of Śoṇaśaila · Lord Hari · resides/shines · ocean of mercy · by Śiva · worshipped
This verse introduces the sacred setting of the chapter, establishing Śoṇaśaila as a place of divine residence where Hari and Śiva exist in eternal harmony. It sets the stage for the narrative by highlighting the holiness of the location.
