स्नातव्यं च सुवर्णं च देयं वस्त्रादि शक्तितः
snātavyaṃ ca suvarṇaṃ ca deyaṃ vastrādi śaktitaḥ
ينبغي للمرء أن يغتسل للتطهر، وأن يتصدّق بالذهب وبالثياب ونحوها على قدر استطاعته.
Lomaśa (continued)
Tirtha: Ṛṇamocana-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A donor, freshly bathed, offers a folded cloth and a small gold piece to a brāhmaṇa/ascetic; nearby, others distribute garments to the poor; the ghat is orderly with offering trays.
Purāṇic practice emphasizes attainable dharma: give according to capacity, yet with sincerity.
The instruction continues the rite connected to Ṛṇamocana Tīrtha in Ayodhyā.
Snāna, and dāna of suvarṇa (gold) and vastra (cloth), as one is able.