तदाप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं गङ्गावाहकमुत्तमम् । ब्रह्माद्यैरृषिभिस्तात पारम्पर्यक्रमागतैः
tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ gaṅgāvāhakamuttamam | brahmādyairṛṣibhistāta pāramparyakramāgataiḥ
అప్పటినుంచి ఆ అత్యుత్తమ తీర్థం ‘గంగావాహక’ అనే పేరుతో ప్రసిద్ధి చెందింది. ఓ తాతా, బ్రహ్మాది ఋషులు పరంపరాక్రమంగా వచ్చి అక్కడ (దానిని గౌరవించారు).
Narrator (Mārkaṇḍeya, inferred)
Tirtha: Gaṅgāvāhaka
Type: ghat
Listener: tāta (affectionate address) indicates a narrator addressing a close listener (likely a sage-to-sage or Sūta-to-ṛṣi frame typical of Purāṇas)
Scene: A venerable assembly of Brahmā and ancient sages arrives at a river-ford; they perform ācamana and worship, establishing the tīrtha’s renown as Gaṅgāvāhaka.
A tīrtha’s sanctity is reinforced by living tradition—its praise is carried forward by the authority of Brahmā and the lineage of sages.
Gaṅgāvāhaka Tīrtha (a celebrated bathing-place in the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage landscape).
No specific rite is commanded here; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s recognized status and its veneration by ancient sages.