ततोपि मुचुकुंदाख्यं तीर्थं चातीव पुण्यदम् । यत्र स्नातो नरो जातु रिपुभिर्नाभिभूयते
tatopi mucukuṃdākhyaṃ tīrthaṃ cātīva puṇyadam | yatra snāto naro jātu ripubhirnābhibhūyate
Bahkan lebih daripada itu ialah tīrtha bernama Mucukunda, yang amat melimpahkan pahala suci. Sesiapa yang mandi di sana tidak akan pernah ditewaskan oleh musuh.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Mucukunda-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims bathing at a Kashi tīrtha under protective divine presence; a warrior-pilgrim emerges from the water with calm eyes while shadowy ‘enemies’ recede; subtle icon of Kṛṣṇa/Mucukunda lore hinted via a sleeping king motif in the background.
Ritual purity through tīrtha-snāṇa is linked with both inner merit (puṇya) and outer protection in dharmic life.
Mucukunda Tīrtha.
Snāna (sacred bathing) at the tīrtha.