अथ तस्मिन्ह्रदे मर्त्याः स्नात्वा सारस्वते शुभे । स्पृष्ट्वा चित्रशिलां तां च प्रयांति परमां गतिम्
atha tasminhrade martyāḥ snātvā sārasvate śubhe | spṛṣṭvā citraśilāṃ tāṃ ca prayāṃti paramāṃ gatim
अथ तस्मिन् ह्रदे मर्त्याः सारस्वते शुभे स्नात्वा, तां चित्रशिलां स्पृष्ट्वा, परमां गतिं प्रयान्ति॥
Narrator (contextually Sūta)
Tirtha: Sārasvata-hrada (with Citraśilā)
Type: kund
Scene: Pilgrims bathe in a clear lake labeled ‘Sārasvata’; after emerging, they touch a distinctive, possibly painted/variegated sacred stone (Citraśilā) on the bank; a subtle light indicates liberation.
Pilgrimage acts—especially tīrtha-snān and reverent contact with sanctified objects—are celebrated as direct means to purification and the highest spiritual goal.
The Sārasvata lake (hrada) and the sacred Citraśilā within that tīrtha are explicitly praised.
Snāna (bathing) in the Sārasvata lake and touching (sparśa) of the Citraśilā stone.
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