तत्र सस्नौ स्वयं सीता तेन सीतासरः स्मृतम् । तत्र यो मानवः स्नाति सर्वान्कामांल्लभेत सः
tatra sasnau svayaṃ sītā tena sītāsaraḥ smṛtam | tatra yo mānavaḥ snāti sarvānkāmāṃllabheta saḥ
അവിടെ സീത സ്വയം സ്നാനം ചെയ്തു; അതിനാൽ അത് ‘സീതാസരസ്’ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അവിടെ ആരെങ്കിലും സ്നാനം ചെയ്താൽ അവൻ എല്ലാ ഇഷ്ടഫലങ്ങളും പ്രാപിക്കും.
Sūta (narrative voice within Setu-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Sītā-saras
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: Sītā bathes in a clear lotus lake; attendants hold garments; rishis witness from the bank; the lake becomes named Sītā-saras; pilgrims later approach for snāna seeking boons.
Contact with a sanctified place—hallowed by the presence of the righteous—supports the fulfillment of worthy human aims.
Sītā-saras (also understood as Sītā-kuṇḍa), a sacred water-body in the Setu-khaṇḍa pilgrimage landscape.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Sītā-saras, said to grant desired fruits (kāma-siddhi).
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