तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयेद्देवमीश्वरम् । मुच्यते सर्वपापैश्च रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayeddevamīśvaram | mucyate sarvapāpaiśca rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
En ce tīrtha, celui qui s’y baigne et vénère le Seigneur, l’Īśvara, est délivré de tous les péchés et gagne le monde de Rudra.
Mārkaṇḍeya (context continuation)
Tirtha: Gopeśvara
Type: ghat
Scene: Devotees emerge from the river, approach the Gopeśvara liṅga, and offer water, bilva leaves, incense, and lamps; a priest chants Rudra-mantras.
Purification is perfected when tīrtha-bathing is joined with devotion and worship of Īśvara, leading to Rudra’s realm.
Gopeśvara tīrtha in the Revā-khaṇḍa.
Snāna at the tīrtha followed by pūjā (worship) of Īśvara.