एतत्कर्मावसाने स स्नातुकामे पितामहे । तच्चर्म प्राक्षिपत्तोये स्वयमेव शतक्रतुः
etatkarmāvasāne sa snātukāme pitāmahe | taccarma prākṣipattoye svayameva śatakratuḥ
Apabila perbuatan itu selesai dan Pitāmaha berhasrat untuk mandi, Śatakratu (Indra) sendiri mencampakkan kulit rusa itu ke dalam air.
Narrative voice (contextual, unspecified in this verse)
Type: ghat
Scene: As Brahmā prepares to bathe, Indra (Śatakratu) casts the deer-hide token into the water, completing the preparatory act; the river glows with sanctity.
Service (sevā) and reverence within sacred rites are meritorious; even great gods act humbly in tīrtha settings.
The tīrtha of Adhyāya 190 in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, where even Brahmā’s bath is treated as a sanctifying event.
Assisting the snāna rite—casting the ritual deer-hide into the water as part of the bathing procedure.