ब्रह्मकुण्डमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापहरं शुभम् । तत्तीरे स्थापयामास सहस्रकिरणं प्रभुम्
brahmakuṇḍamiti khyātaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham | tattīre sthāpayāmāsa sahasrakiraṇaṃ prabhum
Ce tīrtha devint célèbre sous le nom de « Brahmakuṇḍa », auspiceux et ôtant tous les péchés. Sur sa rive, il installa le Seigneur aux mille rayons, le Soleil.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not stated in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A serene sacred pond labeled Brahmakuṇḍa; Brahmā consecrates a radiant Sūrya image on the bank—Sūrya with lotus, halo of a thousand rays—while pilgrims and devas witness the auspicious act.
A tīrtha becomes a conduit of purification when consecrated by divine agency and linked to deities like Sūrya.
Brahmakuṇḍa, a celebrated tīrtha in the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
The verse highlights consecration—installing Sūrya on the bank of Brahmakuṇḍa; bathing merit is implied by ‘sarvapāpahara’.