जरत्कारुकृतं तीर्थं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । स्नात्वा तत्र द्विजश्रेष्ठा न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात्
jaratkārukṛtaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | snātvā tatra dvijaśreṣṭhā na durgatimavāpnuyāt
Ada sebuah tīrtha yang didirikan oleh Jaratkāru, pemusnah segala dosa. Wahai yang terbaik di antara kaum dwija, sesiapa yang mandi di sana tidak akan jatuh ke dalam nasib yang buruk.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Jaratkāru-kṛta Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: dvija-śreṣṭha (addressed audience)
Scene: A secluded coastal/riverine ford marked by a simple stone tīrtha-sign; a brāhmaṇa pilgrim performs snāna while recalling ṛṣi Jaratkāru; the atmosphere suggests hidden sanctity and moral cleansing.
Sin is not treated as permanent; dharmic acts like tīrtha-snāna are upheld as effective means of moral-spiritual restoration.
The tīrtha founded by the sage Jaratkāru in the Dvārakā region.
Snāna (bathing) at the tīrtha.