महामुण्डा प्रतीच्यां तु चतुःसागरवापिका । तस्यां स्नातो भवेत्स्नातः सागरेषु चतुर्ष्वपि
mahāmuṇḍā pratīcyāṃ tu catuḥsāgaravāpikā | tasyāṃ snāto bhavetsnātaḥ sāgareṣu caturṣvapi
Al oeste de Mahāmuṇḍā está el estanque llamado Catuḥsāgara. Quien se baña en él es tenido por bañado en los cuatro océanos.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically to Agastya)
Tirtha: Catuḥsāgara-vāpikā
Type: kund
Scene: A serene pond with four symbolic ocean motifs at its edges; pilgrims descend steps for ritual bathing while priests chant; the western direction is emphasized with a setting-sun glow behind Kāśī’s skyline.
A Kāśī tīrtha can concentrate the merit of vast pilgrimages—here, one bath is equated with bathing in the four oceans.
Catuḥsāgara-vāpikā, the ‘Four-Oceans’ pond to the west of Mahāmuṇḍā.
Snāna (ritual bathing) in the Catuḥsāgara pond.