ततःप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं नागतीर्थ मिति स्मृतम् । कामप्रदं च भक्तानां नराणां स्नानकारिणाम्
tataḥprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ nāgatīrtha miti smṛtam | kāmapradaṃ ca bhaktānāṃ narāṇāṃ snānakāriṇām
Von da an wurde jene heilige Furt als „Nāgatīrtha“ bekannt, und sie wurde zum Spender der ersehnten Gaben für die Frommen, die dort baden.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Nāgatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: A sacred ford is ceremonially ‘named’ Nāgatīrtha; devotees bathe with folded hands, nāga-lords subtly present as guardians; the atmosphere suggests boon-bestowing sanctity.
Devotional bathing at a sanctified tīrtha is portrayed as a dharmic act that brings both spiritual merit and rightful fulfillments.
Nāgatīrtha.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Nāgatīrtha with devotion.