पद्माकृत्पद्मतीर्थं च तदग्रे पितृतृप्तिकृत् । तत्र स्नानादिकरणात्प्राप्नुयादघसंक्षयम्
padmākṛtpadmatīrthaṃ ca tadagre pitṛtṛptikṛt | tatra snānādikaraṇātprāpnuyādaghasaṃkṣayam
Als Nächstes kommt das Padma-Tīrtha, in Lotusgestalt geformt, das die Ahnen zufriedenstellt. Durch Bad und die dort vorgeschriebenen Riten erlangt man die Minderung der Sünde.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Padma-tīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: A lotus-shaped pool/ford with blooming lotuses; pilgrims bathe and offer tarpaṇa; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving satisfaction, depicted as serene ancestral figures in the background sky.
Purification is not only personal; dharma includes care for the ancestral line, and tīrtha-rites are said to benefit both self and pitṛs.
Padma-tīrtha, described as lotus-shaped and effective for pitṛ-satisfaction.
Snāna (bathing) and related observances (snānādi) at the tīrtha.