स्नानार्थं देवतानां च ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् । तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
snānārthaṃ devatānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
その聖地は、神々と、心を浄めたリシたちの沐浴のためにある。そこで沐浴し、さらにその水を飲む者は、一切の罪より解き放たれる。
Skanda (deduced from Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya narration style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene forest-tirtha where devas and rishis bathe; clear water, lotuses, ascetics with matted hair, subtle divine presence; a pilgrim drinks cupped water after bathing.
Holy bathing and reverent use of tīrtha-water purify the practitioner and dissolve accumulated sin.
The Dharmavāpī tīrtha within the Dharmāraṇya context (as continued in the following verses).
Snāna (bathing) and pāna (drinking the sacred water) at the tīrtha.