अथ प्रातः समुत्थाय कृत्वा शौचाचमक्रियाम् । राज्ञ्या विनिर्दिष्टपथा ज्ञानवापीं नृपो ययौ
atha prātaḥ samutthāya kṛtvā śaucācamakriyām | rājñyā vinirdiṣṭapathā jñānavāpīṃ nṛpo yayau
ثم نهض عند الصباح الباكر، فأتى بطقوس التطهّر وبالآچَمَنا (ارتشاف الماء الطقسي)، ومضى الملك—على الطريق الذي دلّت عليه الملكة—إلى جْنيانافابي.
Narrator (Skanda to Agastya, contextually)
Tirtha: Jñānavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: At dawn, the king rises, completes purification and ācamana, then walks through Kāśī’s lanes on the queen-indicated route toward the Jñānavāpī precinct.
Approaching a tīrtha is to be done with purity, discipline, and reverence—outer cleanliness supporting inner readiness.
Jñānavāpī, a renowned sacred spot in Kāśī’s spiritual geography.
Śauca (purification) and ācamana before proceeding to the tīrtha.