गोघ्नः सुरापो दुर्मेधा ब्रह्महा गुरुतल्पगः । तत्र स्नात्वा नरः सद्यो विपापः संप्रपद्यते
goghnaḥ surāpo durmedhā brahmahā gurutalpagaḥ | tatra snātvā naraḥ sadyo vipāpaḥ saṃprapadyate
Sama ada pembunuh lembu, peminum arak, orang berakal songsang, pembunuh brāhmaṇa, atau pelanggar ranjang guru—dengan mandi di sana, seseorang serta-merta menjadi bebas daripada dosa.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate context; explicit from v.16)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (snāna at the indicated tīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/reciters; within the section Devī is addressed in adjacent verses
Scene: A penitent pilgrim descends stone steps into sacred waters at Prabhāsa; attendants hold water-pots and offerings; in the background rises the coastal shrine-landscape of Somnātha/Prabhāsa with banners and conch-sounds, conveying instant purification.
The tīrtha is celebrated as exceptionally purifying, emphasizing repentance, sacred bathing, and the transformative power of holy places.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
Snāna (bathing) at the tīrtha as a purificatory act akin to prāyaścitta.