चन्द्रहासे तु यो गत्वा ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । स्नानं समाचरेद्भक्त्या मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः
candrahāse tu yo gatvā grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ | snānaṃ samācaredbhaktyā mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
Sesiapa yang pergi ke Candrahāsa dan pada waktu gerhana bulan atau gerhana matahari melakukan mandi suci dengan bhakti, dia dibebaskan daripada segala dosa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Candrahāsa
Type: tirtha
Scene: Eclipse over a river/ghat at Candrahāsa; devotees bathe with folded hands while the darkened sun/moon hangs in the sky; priests chant and lamps flicker in twilight-like light.
Sacred time (eclipse) joined with sacred place (tīrtha) and devotion intensifies purification.
Candrahāsa tīrtha, especially efficacious during candra/sūrya grahaṇa.
Grahaṇa-snāna—devotional bathing at Candrahāsa during a lunar or solar eclipse.