श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
पवित्रे भारते देशे सुरासुरनमस्कृते ।
सन्ति क्षेत्राणि तीर्थाणि तत्र तत्रापि कोटिशः ॥
The Sadguru said:
In the sacred land of Bhārata, venerated by gods and demons, there are holy places (kṣetras) and sacred waters (tīrthas) in the crores, here and there.
śrīsadgururuvāca
pavitre bhārate deśe surāsuranamaskṛte|
santi kṣetrāṇi tīrthāṇi tatra tatrāpi koṭiśaḥ
श्रीसद्गुरुः · śrīsadguruḥ — the revered teacher
उवाच · uvāca — said
पवित्रे · pavitre — in the sacred
भारते · bhārate — in Bhārata
देशे · deśe — in the land
सुरासुरनमस्कृते · surāsuranamaskṛte — venerated by gods and demons
सन्ति · santi — there are
क्षेत्राणि · kṣetrāṇi — holy places
तीर्थाणि · tīrthāṇi — sacred waters
तत्र तत्र · tatra tatra — here and there
कोटिशः · koṭiśaḥ — in the crores
पवित्रे सुरासुरनमस्कृते भारते देशे तत्र तत्र कोटिशः क्षेत्राणि तीर्थाणि सन्ति। श्रीसद्गुरुः उवाच।
the revered teacher · said · in the sacred · in Bhārata · in the land · venerated by gods and demons · there are · holy places · sacred waters · here and there · in the crores
This verse serves as the introductory invocation, establishing the geographical and spiritual scope of the work by highlighting the sanctity of the land of Bhārata. It sets the stage for the enumeration of the holy sites that follow.
