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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.161

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.161

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v5.c74.t2.161

¹⁴⁵⁶ मुक्ताकुण्डलपातेन तत्राद्वितनयाप्रिय। तीर्थानां परमं तीर्थं मुक्तिक्षेत्रमिहास्तु वै॥ काशी० 26. 66, q in त्रिस्थली० p 146; संसारचिन्तामणिरत्र यस्मात्तं तारकं सज्जनकर्णिकायाम्। शिवोभिधत्ते सहसान्तकाले तद्गीयतेसौ मणिकर्णिकेति॥ मुक्तिलक्ष्मीमहापीठमणिस्तच्चरणाम्बुजोः। कर्णिकेयं तत प्राहुर्या जना मणिकर्णिकाम्॥ काशीखण्ड 7. 79–80 q. by त्रिस्थली० p 148. In the 2nd verse मणि means श्रेष्ठ and the compound is dissolved as मणिश्चासौ कर्णिका च, the meaning being that मणिकर्णिका is the jewel among मुक्तिक्षेत्रs and it is as it were the कर्णिका of the lotus-like feet of मोक्षलक्ष्मी