तत्र स्नात्वा नरो यस्तु पूजयेल्लिंगमुत्तमम् । विश्वामित्रेश्वरं ख्यातं स गच्छेच्छिवमंदिरम्
tatra snātvā naro yastu pūjayelliṃgamuttamam | viśvāmitreśvaraṃ khyātaṃ sa gacchecchivamaṃdiram
Quiconque s’y baigne et y vénère ce liṅga suprême—célèbre sous le nom de Viśvāmitreśvara—atteindra la demeure de Śiva.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Viśvāmitreśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim bathes in the sacred waters and then worships the supreme liṅga called Viśvāmitreśvara; the shrine glows, suggesting the path to Śiva’s abode.
Pilgrimage becomes complete when joined with devotion: snāna (purification) and liṅga-pūjā (worship) together lead one toward Śiva’s highest refuge.
The Viśvāmitreśvara tīrtha and its ‘uttama liṅga’ in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya, Adhyāya 44.
Snāna at the tīrtha followed by pūjā of the Viśvāmitreśvara liṅga.