स तां दृष्ट्वाऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं वत्स शिष्य करोम्यहम् । भवता सह देवार्चां मुरलायां स्थिरो भव
sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā'bravīdvākyaṃ vatsa śiṣya karomyaham | bhavatā saha devārcāṃ muralāyāṃ sthiro bhava
Als er den Fluss erblickte, sprach er: „Mein Kind, ich will dich zu meinem Schüler machen. Bleibe hier am Murala standhaft und verrichte mit mir die Verehrung der Götter.“
Niṃbaśuca (probable; a teacher-figure speaking to ‘vatsa’)
Tirtha: Murala
Type: ghat
Scene: On the Murala riverbank, an elder ascetic addresses a young seeker, formally accepting him as disciple; nearby a simple worship setup—waterpot, flowers, lamp—suggests deva-arcana by the river.
At a tirtha, devotion is stabilized through discipline—steadfast worship (devārcā) and right discipleship.
Murala river is the immediate sacred site where worship and spiritual training are to be established.
Devārcā (worship of the deities) to be performed at Murala, with steadfast residence/observance there.
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