पीयूषवत्स्वादुतरैः सुखस्पर्शैर्गवांगवत् । निष्पापधीवद्गंभीरैस्तरलैः पापिशर्मवत्
pīyūṣavatsvādutaraiḥ sukhasparśairgavāṃgavat | niṣpāpadhīvadgaṃbhīraistaralaiḥ pāpiśarmavat
ఆ జలాలు అమృతానికన్నా మధురమైనవి; గోవు అవయవాలవలె సుఖస్పర్శమయమైనవి; నిష్పాప బుద్ధివలె గంభీరమైనవి, మృదువుగా ప్రవహించి పాపికీ సాంత్వననిచ్చేవి।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī tīrtha-jala (Gaṅgā-associated, implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vessel of sacred water appears honeyed and luminous, flowing gently; a cow motif suggests soft, auspicious touch; the water’s depth is shown as a dark, calm undercurrent while the surface ripples kindly toward a penitent devotee.
Divine grace is compassionate: the tīrtha is gentle and beneficent, lifting even the fallen toward purity.
Kāśī’s sacred waters used for Śiva worship and purification rites.
Implied tīrtha-snāna and abhiṣeka using these praised waters.