सोमतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पूजयेद्देवमीश्वरम् । स भ्राजते नरो लोके सोमवत्प्रियदर्शनः
somatīrthe naraḥ snātvā pūjayeddevamīśvaram | sa bhrājate naro loke somavatpriyadarśanaḥ
Di Somatīrtha, setelah mandi suci, hendaklah seseorang memuja Īśvara, Tuhan Yang Maha Esa; orang itu akan bersinar di dunia, indah dipandang laksana bulan.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Somatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: A pilgrim bathing at Somatīrtha on a riverbank at dawn, then offering flowers and bilva to a Śiva shrine; a soft lunar glow metaphorically surrounds the devotee.
Tīrtha-bathing joined with īśvara-pūjā refines the devotee’s presence, granting inner and outer radiance.
Somatīrtha, a named pilgrimage ford praised for snāna and īśvara worship.
Snāna at Somatīrtha followed by worship (pūjā) of Īśvara.