पुनर्विचारयांचक्रे वापी माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । अहो चित्रगतापीयं संस्पृष्टा ज्ञानवापिका
punarvicārayāṃcakre vāpī māhātmyamuttamam | aho citragatāpīyaṃ saṃspṛṣṭā jñānavāpikā
Elle médita de nouveau sur la grandeur suprême de ce puits : «Ah ! Même présent seulement dans une image, ce Jñānavāpī, une fois touché, dispense encore sa puissance».
Skanda (narration); reflective exclamation attributed to Kalāvatī
Tirtha: Jñānavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical frame)
Scene: Kalāvatī, astonished, contemplates the painted Jñānavāpī and speaks in praise, as if the image itself radiates the tīrtha’s potency.
True tīrtha-mahātmya is not limited by material distance; sacred power works through faith and meaningful connection.
Jñānavāpī in Kāśī.
No formal rite; the verse emphasizes contemplation (vicāra) and reverent touch as spiritually effective.