पुरुषाणां त्रयीं ध्यात्वा स्नानं कुर्याद्यथाविधि । दशाक्षरेण मन्त्रेण ये पिबन्ति जलं नराः
puruṣāṇāṃ trayīṃ dhyātvā snānaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi | daśākṣareṇa mantreṇa ye pibanti jalaṃ narāḥ
Para os homens, após meditar na tríade védica, deve-se banhar conforme o rito. Aqueles que bebem a água com o mantra de dez sílabas o fazem como observância sancionada.
Deductively: Purāṇic narrator
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (implied)
Type: ghat
Listener: narādhipa (king)
Scene: At dawn on a river ghāṭa, male pilgrims stand waist-deep, eyes closed in contemplation of the Vedas; then they cup water in their palms and sip while softly uttering a ten-syllable mantra.
Outer purification (snāna) is strengthened by inner recollection of sacred knowledge (Trayī) and mantra-disciplined conduct.
The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha whose water is ritually drunk with a daśākṣara mantra after prescribed bathing.
Meditate on the Trayī, bathe according to rule, and drink the tīrtha water while reciting a ten-syllabled (daśākṣara) mantra.