तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेंद्र तत्र स्नानं समाचर । चैत्रे शुक्लचतुर्दश्यां चित्रासंस्थे निशाकरे
tasmāttvamapi rājeṃdra tatra snānaṃ samācara | caitre śuklacaturdaśyāṃ citrāsaṃsthe niśākare
Oleh itu, wahai Rajendra, tuan juga hendaklah melakukan mandi suci di sana—pada hari keempat belas paruh terang bulan Caitra, ketika Bulan berada dalam nakṣatra Citrā.
Brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Candrāṅka-tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: The king (rājendra)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas instruct the king to bathe at the tīrtha on Caitra śukla caturdaśī; the night sky shows the Moon associated with Citrā, suggesting a star-marked lunar disc above the riverbank.
Dharma is practiced through rightly timed sacred acts; bathing at a tīrtha on an auspicious tithi and nakṣatra is praised.
The instruction refers to bathing at the tīrtha being discussed in this adhyāya, later identified in the narrative as Śaṅkha-tīrtha.
Snāna at the tīrtha on Caitra month’s Śukla Caturdaśī when the Moon is in Citrā nakṣatra.