चित्रं देवानामिति च तथान्यत्तस्य वल्लभम् । हंसः शुचिषदित्युक्तं ततश्चापि प्रहर्षदम्
citraṃ devānāmiti ca tathānyattasya vallabham | haṃsaḥ śuciṣadityuktaṃ tataścāpi praharṣadam
“‘Citraṃ devānām’—dan juga satu lagi himne yang dikasihi-Nya; ‘Haṃsaḥ śuciṣad’ sebagaimana diwartakan; lalu sesudah itu yang menganugerahkan sukacita—(puji-pujian Veda ini hendaklah dilagukan di sini).”
Unspecified in this snippet (narrative voice continues until Sūta is explicitly marked at 136)
Tirtha: Unnamed Nāgara tīrtha in this passage (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A ritual assembly at a tīrtha: chanters point to a manuscript/recitation cue while invoking named ṛks; the deity’s presence is suggested by radiance; listeners experience visible praharṣa.
Devotion to Sūrya expressed through revered Vedic praises is celebrated as a potent, joy-giving sādhana at a tīrtha.
A Sūrya-associated tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context (the exact place-name is implied by the surrounding adhyāya narrative).
Recitation/chanting of specific Vedic hymns or mantra-titles dear to Sūrya.
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