तीर्थमालोकयामास पुण्यान्यायतनानि च । ततो विलोकयामास पितामहविनिर्मिताम् । चामुण्डां तत्र च स्नात्वा कुण्डे कामप्रदायिनि
tīrthamālokayāmāsa puṇyānyāyatanāni ca | tato vilokayāmāsa pitāmahavinirmitām | cāmuṇḍāṃ tatra ca snātvā kuṇḍe kāmapradāyini
Il contempla le tīrtha sacré et les saints sanctuaires riches de mérite. Puis il porta son regard sur Cāmuṇḍā, que l’on dit établie par l’Aïeul (Brahmā) ; et, s’étant baigné dans le bassin (kuṇḍa) qui exauce les désirs, il accomplit le rite purificateur du tīrtha.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Kāmaprada-kuṇḍa (desire-fulfilling pond)
Type: kund
Scene: The pilgrim surveys a sacred ford lined with small shrines; a fierce yet protective Cāmuṇḍā image stands prominent; nearby a lotus-edged pond (kāmaprada-kuṇḍa) where he bathes with folded hands.
Pilgrimage is completed through reverent darśana of shrines and purifying snāna, which awakens merit and fulfills righteous desires.
A kāmaprada (desire-granting) kuṇḍa and the Cāmuṇḍā shrine within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya setting (exact place-name not stated in this verse).
Snāna (ritual bathing) in the kuṇḍa as part of tīrtha-sevana.