सदात्र चाहं स्थास्यामि प्रसादं प्रापिता त्वया । ये च कूपेत्र संस्नात्वा माघाष्टम्यां विशेषतः
sadātra cāhaṃ sthāsyāmi prasādaṃ prāpitā tvayā | ye ca kūpetra saṃsnātvā māghāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣataḥ
«Je demeurerai ici à jamais, car tu as obtenu ma grâce (prasāda). Et ceux qui se baigneront à ce puits—surtout au jour d’Aṣṭamī du mois de Māgha—»
Devī (Kolaṃbā / Rudrāṇī)
Tirtha: Rudrāṇī-kūpa
Type: kund
Listener: the devotee/narrator
Scene: The Goddess proclaims: ‘I will dwell here always’; the well glows; a calendar motif of Māgha aṣṭamī is suggested by moon-phase symbolism; pilgrims approach for ritual bathing.
Divine grace establishes a lasting sacred center; auspicious calendar days amplify tīrtha-merit.
Rudrāṇī-kūpa (the sacred well) where the Goddess promises continual presence.
Bathing at the well, with special emphasis on Māgha aṣṭamī.