अद्यापि तज्जलस्पर्शात्सुपवित्रो धरातले । यः स्नानं सूर्यवारेण कुरुतेऽर्कोदयं प्रति । तस्य नाशं द्रुतं यांति गलगंडादिका इह
adyāpi tajjalasparśātsupavitro dharātale | yaḥ snānaṃ sūryavāreṇa kurute'rkodayaṃ prati | tasya nāśaṃ drutaṃ yāṃti galagaṃḍādikā iha
Aún hoy, con sólo tocar esa agua uno queda sumamente purificado sobre la tierra. Quien se baña allí en domingo, mirando hacia la salida del sol, ve cómo males como el bocio y otros semejantes perecen pronto en este mismo mundo.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomukha Tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Māhātmya audience
Scene: At sunrise on a Sunday, a devotee stands in the tīrtha waters facing Surya; golden rays touch the water; symbolic ‘disease’ figures dissolve, indicating healing of goitre and ailments.
Faithful tīrtha-practice purifies and is portrayed as restoring harmony of body and spirit under dharma.
Gomukha-tīrtha, whose water-touch is praised as supavitro (highly purifying).
Perform snāna on Sunday (sūryavāra), oriented toward sunrise (arkodayaṃ prati).