बंदीतीर्थं महाश्रेष्ठं काशिपुर्यां विशांपते । तत्र स्नातो नरो यायाद्विमुक्तिं देव्यनुग्रहात्
baṃdītīrthaṃ mahāśreṣṭhaṃ kāśipuryāṃ viśāṃpate | tatra snāto naro yāyādvimuktiṃ devyanugrahāt
மனிதர்களின் தலைவனே! காசிப்புரியில் பந்தீ தீர்த்தம் மிகச் சிறந்தது. அங்கு நீராடும் மனிதன் தேவியின் அருளால் முக்தியை அடைவான்.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Bandī Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Viśāṃpati (addressed as ‘lord of men’)
Scene: Bandī Tīrtha bathing scene with an ethereal Devī presence above the waters—soft halo, lotus, and protective gesture—signifying ‘devy-anugraha’ granting vimukti to the pilgrim.
Liberation is ultimately attributed to divine grace (anugraha), with tīrtha-bathing serving as a sacred means that invites that grace.
Bandī Tīrtha in Kāśī.
Snāna at Bandī Tīrtha, with the promised result being vimukti through Devī’s favor.