एतस्मात्कारणात्तत्र स्नाताः सारंगलुब्धकाः । सर्वे पापविनिर्मुक्ताः संप्राप्ताः परमं वपुः
etasmātkāraṇāttatra snātāḥ sāraṃgalubdhakāḥ | sarve pāpavinirmuktāḥ saṃprāptāḥ paramaṃ vapuḥ
このゆえに、鹿を追う狩人たちはそこで沐浴した。皆ことごとく罪より解き放たれ、最上にして妙なる身を得た。
Sūta (continuing)
Tīrtha-snānā is celebrated as a direct means of pāpa-kṣaya (sin-destruction) and upliftment, turning even violent livelihoods toward purification.
The Nāgarakhaṇḍa Adhyāya 23 tīrtha, proven by the transformations of deer, Triśaṅku, and the hunters themselves.
Snāna at the tīrtha is the explicit act; the promised fruit is pāpa-vinirmukti and attainment of an exalted state.