धनयक्षादुत्तरस्मिन्दिग्भागे संस्थितं द्विज । वसिष्ठकुण्डं विख्यातं सर्वपापापहं सदा
dhanayakṣāduttarasmindigbhāge saṃsthitaṃ dvija | vasiṣṭhakuṇḍaṃ vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpāpahaṃ sadā
ஓ த்விஜா! தனாதிபதி (குபேரன்) ஆளும் வடதிசையில் புகழ்பெற்ற வசிஷ்ட-குண்டம் உள்ளது; அது எப்போதும் எல்லாப் பாவங்களையும் போக்கும்.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: Dwijā (addressed: ‘O brāhmaṇa’)
Scene: A serene sacred pond labeled Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa in the northern quarter; pilgrims bathe while a brāhmaṇa guide points northward under Kubera’s auspicious guardianship.
Holy places in Ayodhyā are presented as powerful means of purification, capable of removing sin through contact and devotion.
Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā, located in the northern quarter associated with Kubera.
Implicitly, visiting and bathing at Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa for sin-removal (expanded explicitly in following verses).