यत्रास्ति तीर्थमघहृत्पितृप्रीतिविवर्धनम् । यत्स्नानाद्वृत्रहा वृत्रवधपापाद्विमुक्तवान्
yatrāsti tīrthamaghahṛtpitṛprītivivardhanam | yatsnānādvṛtrahā vṛtravadhapāpādvimuktavān
ଯେଉଁଠି ପାପହର ତୀର୍ଥ ଅଛି ଏବଂ ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରୀତି ବଢ଼ାଏ; ସେଠାରେ ସ୍ନାନ କରି ବୃତ୍ରହା ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ବୃତ୍ରବଧଜନିତ ପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହେଲେ।
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Tirtha: Unnamed Kāśī tīrtha (aghahṛt, pitṛ-prīti-vivardhana)
Type: ghat
Scene: A luminous Gaṅgā-tīrtha in Kāśī at dawn; Indra (Vṛtrahā) stands with folded hands entering the water, while pitṛs are envisioned receiving tarpaṇa; the atmosphere is sanctified by bells and rising mist.
Tīrtha-snānā is celebrated as a purifier of grave sins and as a means to nourish ancestral satisfaction (pitṛ-prīti).
A particular sin-destroying tīrtha within the Kāśī sphere is indicated, though its proper name is not stated in this verse.
Snāna (sacred bathing) at the tīrtha; the verse also hints at pitṛ-related merit (pitṛ-prīti).