ऋषय ऊचुः । अत्याश्चर्यमिदं सूत यत्त्वया परिकीर्तितम् । स्नानमात्रेण ते प्राप्ता लुब्धकास्तादृशं वपुः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | atyāścaryamidaṃ sūta yattvayā parikīrtitam | snānamātreṇa te prāptā lubdhakāstādṛśaṃ vapuḥ
ଋଷିମାନେ କହିଲେ—ହେ ସୂତ! ତୁମେ ଯେପରି କୀର୍ତ୍ତନ କଲ, ଏହା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ; କେବଳ ସ୍ନାନମାତ୍ରେ ସେ ଲୁବ୍ଧକ (ଶିକାରୀ)ମାନେ ଏମିତି ଦିବ୍ୟ ଦେହ ପାଇଲେ।
Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)
Type: kund
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of ṛṣis, seated in a forest āśrama, address Sūta with raised hands in wonder; in the background, a shimmering tīrtha where hunters emerge radiant, their bodies transformed.
Purāṇas validate tīrtha-glory through astonishment and inquiry, encouraging faith grounded in narrated tradition (śruti-smṛti style authority).
The same tīrtha of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Adhyāya 23, whose snāna produces dramatic purification and elevation.
Snāna-mātra (bathing alone) is highlighted as sufficient to yield the stated fruit.
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