सरश्चकार तस्याग्रे उत्तमं जल पूरितम् । सरस्यस्मिन्महाभाग कृत्वा स्नानादितर्पणम्
saraścakāra tasyāgre uttamaṃ jala pūritam | sarasyasminmahābhāga kṛtvā snānāditarpaṇam
Di hadapan beliau, diciptakan sebuah telaga utama yang penuh air suci. Wahai yang mulia, di telaga ini, setelah mandi suci dan melakukan tarpaṇa serta upacara lainnya,
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Chatrajā-saras (lake before the shrine)
Type: kund
Scene: A clear, lotus-filled lake glistens before the Devī’s shrine; a pilgrim performs snāna and then tarpaṇa with cupped hands, water streaming back into the saras; priests guide the rite under forest shade.
Tīrthas are providentially established for purification; snāna and tarpaṇa there sanctify one’s religious life.
A sacred lake (saras) situated before the goddess’s presence in the Dharmāraṇya area.
Snāna (ritual bathing) and tarpaṇa (libations) to be performed in the lake.