धर्मवाप्यां नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा धर्मेश्वरं शिवम् । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो न मातुर्गर्भमाविशेत्
dharmavāpyāṃ naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā dharmeśvaraṃ śivam | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo na māturgarbhamāviśet
L’homme qui se baigne dans la Dharmavāpī et qui contemple Śiva en tant que Dharmeśvara est affranchi de tous les péchés ; il ne rentre plus dans le sein de sa mère (il ne renaît pas).
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmavāpī
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim bathes in a stepped pond (vāpī) and then stands before a Śiva-liṅga or anthropomorphic Śiva as Dharmeśvara, with bilva leaves and lamps; the atmosphere suggests release from saṃsāra.
Tīrtha-snānā and Śiva-darśana together are presented as a direct path to purification and freedom from rebirth.
Dharmavāpī, along with the shrine/form of Śiva known as Dharmeśvara.
Bathe in Dharmavāpī and take darśana of Dharmeśvara Śiva.