अद्यापि तज्जलस्पर्शात्सुपवित्रो धरातले । यः स्नानं सूर्यवारेण कुरुतेऽर्कोदयं प्रति । तस्य नाशं द्रुतं यांति गलगंडादिका इह
adyāpi tajjalasparśātsupavitro dharātale | yaḥ snānaṃ sūryavāreṇa kurute'rkodayaṃ prati | tasya nāśaṃ drutaṃ yāṃti galagaṃḍādikā iha
Ainda hoje, pelo simples contato com essa água, alguém se torna sumamente purificado na terra. Quem se banha ali num domingo, voltado para o nascer do sol, vê males como o bócio e semelhantes perecerem depressa neste mesmo mundo.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomukha Tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Māhātmya audience
Scene: At sunrise on a Sunday, a devotee stands in the tīrtha waters facing Surya; golden rays touch the water; symbolic ‘disease’ figures dissolve, indicating healing of goitre and ailments.
Faithful tīrtha-practice purifies and is portrayed as restoring harmony of body and spirit under dharma.
Gomukha-tīrtha, whose water-touch is praised as supavitro (highly purifying).
Perform snāna on Sunday (sūryavāra), oriented toward sunrise (arkodayaṃ prati).