स्नायाद्योभिलषन्मोक्षं कामानन्यान्विहाय च । सोपि मोक्षमवाप्नोति कामदात्तीर्थराजतः
snāyādyobhilaṣanmokṣaṃ kāmānanyānvihāya ca | sopi mokṣamavāpnoti kāmadāttīrtharājataḥ
Кто омоется здесь, желая освобождения и оставив прочие желания, тот также обретает освобождение от Царя тиртх — дарователя благ.
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga (Tīrtharāja, Kāmadātā)
Type: sangam
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: A lone pilgrim at dawn steps into the saṅgama with folded hands, eyes closed, renunciant demeanor; the confluence glows, suggesting the ‘boon-giving’ power of the tīrtha.
A niṣkāma (desireless) heart transforms a sacred bath into a direct means toward liberation.
Prayāga, hailed as Tīrtharāja (King of Tīrthas).
Snāna (ritual bathing) with the aim of mokṣa, while renouncing other desires.