भागवता ऊचुः
पण्डरीक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं वद सद्गुरुपुङ्गव ।
यत्रास्ते भगवान् कृष्णः कटिन्यस्तकराम्बुजः ॥
O best of Sadgurus, tell us the glory of the sacred place of Paṇḍarī, where Lord Kṛṣṇa stands with His lotus-hand placed on His hip.
bhāgavatā ūcuḥ
paṇḍarīkṣetramāhātmyaṃ vada sadgurupuṅgava
yatrāste bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ kaṭinyastakarāmbujaḥ
भागवताः · bhāgavatāḥ — the devotees
ऊचुः · ūcuḥ — said
पण्डरीक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम् · paṇḍarīkṣetramāhātmyaṃ — the glory of the sacred place of Paṇḍarī
वद · vada — please tell
सद्गुरुपुङ्गव · sadgurupuṅgava — O best of Sadgurus
यत्र · yatra — where
आस्ते · āste — stands
भगवान् · bhagavān — the Lord
कृष्णः · kṛṣṇaḥ — Kṛṣṇa
कटिन्यस्तकराम्बुजः · kaṭinyastakarāmbujaḥ — with lotus-hand placed on his hip
हे सद्गुरुपुङ्गव! यत्र भगवान् कृष्णः कटिन्यस्तकराम्बुजः आस्ते, तत् पण्डरीक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं वद इति भागवताः ऊचुः।
the devotees · said · the glory of the sacred place of Paṇḍarī · please tell · O best of Sadgurus · where · stands · the Lord · Kṛṣṇa · with lotus-hand placed on his hip
This verse serves as the opening invocation where the devotees request the Sadguru to reveal the greatness of Paṇḍarīpura. It establishes the central focus of the chapter: the unique form of Lord Kṛṣṇa standing on a brick.
