ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि हिरण्यां पापनाशिनीम् । सर्वकामप्रदां पुण्यां दारिद्र्यस्यांतकारिणीम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi hiraṇyāṃ pāpanāśinīm | sarvakāmapradāṃ puṇyāṃ dāridryasyāṃtakāriṇīm
ஈஸ்வரன் கூறினார்—மகாதேவி! அதன் பின் பாபநாசினியான ஹிரண்யா (நதி) யிடம் செல்ல வேண்டும்; அவள் புனிதை, எல்லா விருப்பங்களையும் அருள்பவள், வறுமையை ஒழிப்பவள்।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Hiraṇyā
Type: river
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs Devī, gesturing toward a luminous river named Hiraṇyā; pilgrims approach the riverbank with offerings; the river glows ‘golden’ in tone to match its name.
A sacred tīrtha is portrayed as both a purifier of sin and a supporter of worldly stability when approached with dharmic intent.
The Hiraṇyā river/tīrtha within the Prabhāsa sacred region.
The instruction is to go (gacchet) to the Hiraṇyā tīrtha as the next step in pilgrimage.