प्राणायामैर्दहेद्दोषान् सप्तजन्मार्जितान्बहून् । आपोहिष्ठेति मन्त्रेण प्रोक्षयेदात्मनस्तनुम्
prāṇāyāmairdaheddoṣān saptajanmārjitānbahūn | āpohiṣṭheti mantreṇa prokṣayedātmanastanum
Посредством пранаямы следует сжечь множество пороков, накопленных за семь рождений; и мантрой, начинающейся «Āpo hi ṣṭhā…», окропить собственное тело ради очищения.
Skanda (deduced: Revā Khaṇḍa narrative instruction)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpottama (best of kings)
Scene: A pilgrim at the Narmadā’s edge performs prāṇāyāma, then sprinkles water over head and shoulders while softly reciting ‘Āpo hi ṣṭhā…’; the river glows with sanctity, with simple ascetic paraphernalia nearby.
True tīrtha-purification unites inner discipline (prāṇāyāma) with mantra-based sanctification of the body.
The immediate chapter context includes Sāvitrī-tīrtha within the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse emphasizes the rite itself.
Perform prāṇāyāma for doṣa-kṣaya and do prokṣaṇa (sprinkling) while reciting the “Āpo hi ṣṭhā…” mantra.
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