घृताची देववेश्या हि राक्षसीरूपमागता । साप्यत्र कपितीर्थाप्सु स्नानात्स्वं रूपमाययौ
ghṛtācī devaveśyā hi rākṣasīrūpamāgatā | sāpyatra kapitīrthāpsu snānātsvaṃ rūpamāyayau
ഘൃതാചീ എന്ന ദേവവേശ്യ രാക്ഷസീ-രൂപം ധരിച്ചിരുന്നു. അവളും ഇവിടെ കപിതീർത്ഥജലത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് സ്വന്തം യഥാർത്ഥ രൂപം വീണ്ടും പ്രാപിച്ചു.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta in Setu Khaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Kapitīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (general Purāṇic audience)
Scene: At Kapitīrtha’s clear waters, Ghṛtācī—momentarily in a fearsome rākṣasī guise—steps into the sacred pool; as she immerses, the demonic form dissolves and her radiant apsaras form reappears, with sages and pilgrims witnessing the miracle.
Tīrtha-snānā is portrayed as transformative grace that removes defilement and restores one’s dharmic nature.
Kapitīrtha and specifically its waters (Kapitīrthāpaḥ).
Snāna (ritual bathing) in Kapitīrtha’s waters.
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