तस्यां यः कुरुते स्नानं मासि वै फाल्गुने नरः । सोपवासः सिताष्टम्यां वांछितं लभते च सः
tasyāṃ yaḥ kurute snānaṃ māsi vai phālgune naraḥ | sopavāsaḥ sitāṣṭamyāṃ vāṃchitaṃ labhate ca saḥ
Quiconque se baigne dans ce vāpī au mois de Phālguna et observe le jeûne (upavāsa) au huitième jour de la quinzaine claire obtient la grâce désirée.
Sūta
Tirtha: Kūpa (sacred well) associated with Kapilā–Siddhakṣetra complex (name not specified in verse)
Type: kund
Scene: Pilgrims at a stone-lined sacred well at dawn in Phālguna; one devotee, fasting, offers arghya and prays with folded hands; subtle divine radiance over the water.
When devotion is paired with disciplined observance (snāna and upavāsa) at a tīrtha, one’s rightful aims are fulfilled through dharma.
The sin-destroying vāpī near Agastya-kuṇḍa described in the preceding verse.
Bathed in the vāpī during Phālguna and observe a fast on śuklāṣṭamī (bright 8th lunar day) for fulfillment of wishes.