अत्रागत्य नरः स्नानं यः करिष्यति भक्तितः । स यास्यति परं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः
atrāgatya naraḥ snānaṃ yaḥ kariṣyati bhaktitaḥ | sa yāsyati paraṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ
Quiconque vient ici et se baigne avec dévotion atteindra la demeure suprême, là où réside le Seigneur Maheśvara (Śiva).
Devas (collectively), proclaiming the tīrtha-phala (benefit)
Tirtha: Śaśāpāna
Type: kund
Scene: A devotee enters the sacred reservoir with folded hands, bathing reverently; above, a subtle vision of Maheśvara’s luminous realm or Śiva’s presence is suggested, indicating the promised ‘parama sthāna’.
Devotional bathing at a sanctified tīrtha is presented as a direct path to Śiva’s highest realm.
The sacred bathing-place (tīrtha) just described within Prabhāsa-kṣetra (linked to Śaśāpāna in the surrounding verses).
Snāna (ritual bathing) performed with bhakti (devotion) at this spot.