क्षीरोदाद्दक्षिणेभागे तीर्थं शंखाख्यनुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नातो भवेन्नूनं नाशंखादिनिधेः पतिः
kṣīrodāddakṣiṇebhāge tīrthaṃ śaṃkhākhyanuttamam | tatra snāto bhavennūnaṃ nāśaṃkhādinidheḥ patiḥ
क्षीरोदाच्या दक्षिण भागी ‘शंख’ नावाचे अनुपम तीर्थ आहे; तेथे स्नान करणारा निश्चयाने शंखादि निधींचा स्वामी होतो.
Skanda (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Śaṅkha-tīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: A southern-side tīrtha with a prominent conch motif carved in stone; a bather steps into the water as attendants hold a white conch and a treasure-casket symbolically; the atmosphere suggests auspiciousness and abundance.
Kāśī tīrthas bestow both worldly well-being and spiritual uplift; dharmic acts can harmonize prosperity with pilgrimage.
Śaṅkha-named tīrtha, located to the south of the Kṣīroda/Kṣīrābdhi tīrtha-zone.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Śaṅkha tīrtha, with a stated fruit of lordship over treasures.