The Sadguru said:
In the holy land of Karnataka, there is a sacred mountain known as Yadavādri (the Yadu mountain), which is equal to Kalyāṇabhūdhara (the auspicious mountain).
śrīsadgururuvāca
puṇye karṇāṭake deśe yādavādririti śrutaḥ
kalyāṇabhūdharasamo vartate puṇyabhūdharaḥ
पुण्ये · puṇye — in the holy
कर्णाटके · karṇāṭake — in Karnataka
देशे · deśe — in the land
यादवाद्रिः · yādavādriḥ — Yadavādri mountain
इति · iti — thus
श्रुतः · śrutaḥ — known/heard of
कल्याणभूधरसमः · kalyāṇabhūdharasamaḥ — equal to the auspicious mountain
वर्तते · vartate — exists
पुण्यभूधरः · puṇyabhūdharaḥ — a holy mountain
पुण्ये कर्णाटके देशे यादवाद्रिरिति श्रुतः पुण्यभूधरः वर्तते। सः कल्याणभूधरसमः अस्ति।
in the holy · in Karnataka · in the land · Yadavādri mountain · thus · known/heard of · equal to the auspicious mountain · exists · a holy mountain
This verse introduces the setting of the chapter, establishing Yadavādri as a sacred geography in Karnataka that matches the holiness of the most auspicious mountains.
