अस्मिंस्तीर्थे शिशुं लोकाः स्नापयिष्यंति ये द्विज । रोगार्तं वा भयार्तं वा पीडितं वा ग्रहादिभिः
asmiṃstīrthe śiśuṃ lokāḥ snāpayiṣyaṃti ye dvija | rogārtaṃ vā bhayārtaṃ vā pīḍitaṃ vā grahādibhiḥ
يا ذا المولدَين، إنّ الذين يُغسِّلون طفلاً في هذا التيرثا—سواء أكان مُبتلىً بالمرض، أو مُبتلىً بالخوف، أو مُعذَّباً بتأثيرات الغراها ونحوها—
Ṛṣis (the sages)
Tirtha: Bālasakhya-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Dvija addressed as ‘dvij’
Scene: At the ghāṭa, a priest/parent gently bathes a child in tīrtha water; protective rites are performed for roga, bhaya, and graha-affliction; offerings await at the nearby shrine.
Pilgrimage is practical compassion—using sacred means to seek protection and well-being for children.
The same Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha named Bālasakhya, presented as especially effective for children’s afflictions.
Śiśu-snāna: bathing a child in the tīrtha as a remedial rite for disease, fear, and graha-related troubles.