कावेरीसङ्गमे राजन्स्नानदानार्चनं नरैः । कृतं भक्त्या नरश्रेष्ठ अश्वमेधाधिकं फलम्
kāverīsaṅgame rājansnānadānārcanaṃ naraiḥ | kṛtaṃ bhaktyā naraśreṣṭha aśvamedhādhikaṃ phalam
அரசே, காவேரி சங்கமத்தில் மக்கள் பக்தியுடன் செய்யும் நீராடல், தானம், அர்ச்சனை—மனிதர்களில் சிறந்தவனே—அச்வமேத யாகத்தினும் மேலான பலனை அளிக்கும்.
Narrator (addressing a king)
Tirtha: Kāverī-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Listener: Rājan (King)
Scene: A king is addressed by a sage; at a river confluence pilgrims bathe, offer gifts, and worship at a small shrine/altar; the saṅgama waters swirl with auspicious signs; the merit is symbolized by a radiant yajña-horse motif fading before the tīrtha’s glory.
Devotion-centered practices at a great tīrtha can exceed the merit of grand ritual sacrifices, highlighting bhakti and sacred geography.
Kāverī-saṅgama.
A triad is prescribed: snāna (bathing), dāna (charity), and arcana (worship), to be done with bhakti.
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