या गतिर्योगयुक्तानां वाराणस्यां तनुत्यजाम् । सा गतिः स्नानमात्रेण सरय्वां हरिवासरे
yā gatiryogayuktānāṃ vārāṇasyāṃ tanutyajām | sā gatiḥ snānamātreṇa sarayvāṃ harivāsare
L’état suprême qu’atteignent les yogins en quittant leur corps à Vārāṇasī—ce même état s’obtient par le seul bain dans la Sarayū, au jour de Hari.
Varāha (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Sarayū (Ayodhyā)
Type: river
Scene: At dawn on Hari-vāsara, devotees bathe in Sarayū; above them appears a subtle vision of Vārāṇasī’s cremation-ghāṭ and yogins in samādhi, both merging into one luminous ‘gati’ symbol.
In Ayodhyā’s sphere, simple devotional acts like bathing in Sarayū can confer the highest spiritual goal.
The Sarayū river at Ayodhyā, with comparison to Vārāṇasī (Kāśī).
Snāna (ritual bathing) in the Sarayū on Hari-vāsara (a day sacred to Viṣṇu, commonly understood as Ekādaśī/Viṣṇu’s observance day).