तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयेद्देवमीश्वरम् । मुच्यते सर्वपापैश्च रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayeddevamīśvaram | mucyate sarvapāpaiśca rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
ಆ ತೀರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾರು ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ ಈಶ್ವರ ದೇವರನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುತ್ತಾರೋ, ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತರಾಗಿ ರುದ್ರಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾರೆ।
Mārkaṇḍeya (context continuation)
Tirtha: Gopeśvara
Type: ghat
Scene: Devotees emerge from the river, approach the Gopeśvara liṅga, and offer water, bilva leaves, incense, and lamps; a priest chants Rudra-mantras.
Purification is perfected when tīrtha-bathing is joined with devotion and worship of Īśvara, leading to Rudra’s realm.
Gopeśvara tīrtha in the Revā-khaṇḍa.
Snāna at the tīrtha followed by pūjā (worship) of Īśvara.