स्नानमात्रेण वै लक्ष्म्यास्तीर्थेऽस्मि न्धर्मनंदन । रंभामप्सरसां श्रेष्ठां लब्धवानवधो नृपः
snānamātreṇa vai lakṣmyāstīrthe'smi ndharmanaṃdana | raṃbhāmapsarasāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ labdhavānavadho nṛpaḥ
హే ధర్మనందన! ఈ లక్ష్మీ-తీర్థంలో ఒక్కసారి స్నానం చేసిన మాత్రాన అవధ రాజు అప్సరసలలో శ్రేష్ఠమైన రంభను పొందెను—ఇది ఈ తీర్థ మహిమ ప్రత్యక్షమే।
Narratorial voice within the Setukhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet; presented as Purāṇic narration/teaching to a royal listener)
Tirtha: Lakṣmī-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Dharmanandana (addressed)
Scene: A luminous coastal/ford setting: a sacred pool/river-mouth marked as Lakṣmī-tīrtha; King Avadha performs a single ceremonial bath; divine radiance rises from the waters; Rambhā, resplendent among apsarases, appears as the granted fruit; attendants and sages witness the marvel.
Even a simple act like bathing at a celebrated tīrtha can yield extraordinary fruit when performed with faith, showing the Purāṇic emphasis on tīrtha-māhātmya.
Lakṣmī-tīrtha, praised for granting prosperity and exceptional boons through snāna.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Lakṣmī-tīrtha, presented as efficacious even when done ‘only’ as a bath.