सूत उवाच । बाढमित्येव ते प्रोच्य प्रणिपत्य पितामहम् । सनातनसुतोपेता नागतीर्थं समाश्रिताः
sūta uvāca | bāḍhamityeva te procya praṇipatya pitāmaham | sanātanasutopetā nāgatīrthaṃ samāśritāḥ
ସୂତ କହିଲେ— ‘ବାଢମ୍’ ବୋଲି କହି ସେମାନେ ପିତାମହ (ବ୍ରହ୍ମା)ଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କଲେ; ସନାତନଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ନାଗତୀର୍ଥରେ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ନେଲେ।
Sūta
Tirtha: Nāgatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: Sūta narrates: the devotees say ‘bāḍham’, bow to Brahmā, and journey with Sanātana’s sons to Nāgatīrtha, arriving at a sacred waterside marked by nāga symbols.
Obedience to divine instruction and humble reverence establish the sanctity and protection of a tīrtha.
Nāgatīrtha, where the appointed guardians take their station.
Implicitly, honoring Brahmā and establishing guardianship at the tīrtha as part of maintaining sacred rites.