तस्या स्नात्वार्चयेद्देवानुपवासपरायणः । श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानेन पश्चात्सम्पूजयेच्छिवम्
tasyā snātvārcayeddevānupavāsaparāyaṇaḥ | śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā vidhānena paścātsampūjayecchivam
Sesudah mandi di air sucinya, dengan tekun berpuasa hendaklah seseorang memuja para dewa. Setelah melaksanakan śrāddha menurut tatacara, kemudian hendaklah ia menyempurnakan pemujaan kepada Śiva.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (specific ghāṭa implied by context)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at Revā’s ghāṭa: dawn bath, then offerings to devas, a śrāddha setup with kuśa and piṇḍa, and finally Śiva worship at a riverside liṅga shrine.
Purification is completed through a dharmic sequence: bodily cleansing, devotion, honoring gods and ancestors, and culminating in Śiva worship.
The instructions are given in the Daśāśvamedha-tīrtha context associated with Sarasvatī.
Snāna, upavāsa, deva-arcana, śrāddha (per rules), and then full worship of Śiva.