तावन्न दृश्यते च्छाया द्वितीया स्त्रीवधोद्भवा । लघुत्वं सर्वगात्राणि संप्राप्तानि महीपते
tāvanna dṛśyate cchāyā dvitīyā strīvadhodbhavā | laghutvaṃ sarvagātrāṇi saṃprāptāni mahīpate
وعندئذٍ لم تُرَ تلك الظلّة الثانية—المولودة من إثم قتل امرأة—وزال أثرها. وحلّت خفّةٌ في جميع أعضائه، يا سيّد الأرض.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Raktānubandha
Type: kund
Scene: After bathing, the king stands astonished as his uncanny ‘second shadow’ is absent; his posture becomes lighter, face clearer; attendants and sages notice the change.
Grave karmic burdens manifest in life, yet tīrtha-grace and dharmic acts can bring perceptible relief and purification.
Raktānubandha Tīrtha on Arbuda, whose snāna is shown to remove visible marks of pāpa.
Implied snāna-phala: bathing at the tīrtha yields pāpa-kṣaya signs (the ‘second shadow’ vanishes, bodily lightness arises).