ताभ्यां कुण्डद्वयं तत्र संतिष्ठति सुशोभनम् । यत्र स्नाता नरा यांति लोकांस्तांश्च महोदयान्
tābhyāṃ kuṇḍadvayaṃ tatra saṃtiṣṭhati suśobhanam | yatra snātā narā yāṃti lokāṃstāṃśca mahodayān
ताभ्यां कुण्डद्वयं तत्र संतिष्ठति सुशोभनम् । यत्र स्नाता नरा यान्ति लोकान् तांश्च महोदयान्॥
Sūta
Tirtha: Kuṇḍa-dvaya (pair of sacred ponds)
Type: kund
Scene: Two adjacent stepped ponds gleam in sunlight; pilgrims descend the ghats to bathe, while subtle celestial imagery suggests ascent to higher lokas.
Tīrtha-snana is celebrated as a dharmic act that elevates one’s destiny toward auspicious realms.
A pair of kuṇḍas associated with Maitreyī and Kātyāyanī, within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 130).
Snāna (ritual bathing) in the two kuṇḍas.
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