अत्र क्षेत्रे पराऽन्यास्ति विख्याता चंद्रकूपिका तस्यां स्नातु यथान्यायं नित्यमेव महीपते
atra kṣetre parā'nyāsti vikhyātā caṃdrakūpikā tasyāṃ snātu yathānyāyaṃ nityameva mahīpate
Nesta região sagrada há ainda outro lugar afamado: a Candra-kūpikā (Poço da Lua). Ó Rei, deve-se banhar nele diariamente, segundo o rito apropriado.
Kṣetra-devatā (Deity of the sacred site)
Tirtha: Candra-kūpikā
Type: kund
Listener: King (māhīpati)
Scene: A circular stone-lined well gleams under moonlight; pilgrims descend steps with water-pots, performing orderly bathing rites while a narrator addresses the king.
Daily disciplined tīrtha-snāna, performed properly, is upheld as a purifier and sustainer of well-being.
Candra-kūpikā, the renowned ‘Moon-well’ located within the kṣetra described in Nāgara-khaṇḍa Adhyāya 133.
Bathe in Candra-kūpikā regularly (nityam), following due procedure (yathā-nyāyam).
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