स्तंभाख्यं तत्र तीर्थं तु त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तत्र ये मनुजाः स्नानं प्रकुर्वंति विपश्चितः
staṃbhākhyaṃ tatra tīrthaṃ tu triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | tatra ye manujāḥ snānaṃ prakurvaṃti vipaścitaḥ
Di sana ada sebuah tīrtha bernama ‘Staṃbha’, termasyhur di tiga alam. Orang-orang bijaksana yang mandi suci di situ—
Bhṛgu (contextual)
Tirtha: Staṃbha-tīrtha
Type: sangam
Listener: a muni (explicitly addressed later as ‘mune’)
Scene: A sacred ford named Staṃbha, with pilgrims approaching a shining confluence where a river meets the sea; the atmosphere suggests ancient fame and unseen potency.
Wisdom expresses itself through sacred practice—snāna at a famed tīrtha is portrayed as a deliberate dharmic act with cosmic recognition.
Staṃbha-tīrtha, situated at/near the Mahī–Sāgara confluence.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Staṃbha-tīrtha.