ततःप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं नागतीर्थ मिति स्मृतम् । कामप्रदं च भक्तानां नराणां स्नानकारिणाम्
tataḥprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ nāgatīrtha miti smṛtam | kāmapradaṃ ca bhaktānāṃ narāṇāṃ snānakāriṇām
Dès lors, ce gué sacré fut connu sous le nom de « Nāgatīrtha », et il devint dispensateur des grâces désirées pour les dévots qui s’y baignent.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Nāgatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: A sacred ford is ceremonially ‘named’ Nāgatīrtha; devotees bathe with folded hands, nāga-lords subtly present as guardians; the atmosphere suggests boon-bestowing sanctity.
Devotional bathing at a sanctified tīrtha is portrayed as a dharmic act that brings both spiritual merit and rightful fulfillments.
Nāgatīrtha.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Nāgatīrtha with devotion.