तत्र हेमरथा देयो ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । विधिना शिवमुद्दिश्य यात्रायुतफलं लभेत्
tatra hemarathā deyo brāhmaṇe vedapārage | vidhinā śivamuddiśya yātrāyutaphalaṃ labhet
Ali deve-se oferecer uma carruagem de ouro a um brāhmaṇa versado nos Vedas. Feito segundo o rito e dedicado a Śiva, obtém-se mérito igual ao de dez mil peregrinações.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Hiraṇyā (context) / Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A ceremonial gifting of a golden chariot to a Veda-learned Brāhmaṇa near a Śiva shrine; donor performs saṅkalpa before a liṅga; attendants and ritual fire present; the chariot gleams as a symbol of hema-ratha-dāna.
Ritual charity becomes supremely efficacious when done by rule, to the worthy, and dedicated to Śiva.
The Hiraṇyā tīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a place where dāna yields extraordinary yātrā-merit.
Hema-ratha dāna (gift of a golden chariot) to a Veda-proficient brāhmaṇa, performed vidhinā and dedicated to Śiva.