स मत्वा सलिलं तत्र पिपासार्तो महीपतिः । प्रतस्थे सत्वरो हृष्टो जलवातहृतक्लमः
sa matvā salilaṃ tatra pipāsārto mahīpatiḥ | pratasthe satvaro hṛṣṭo jalavātahṛtaklamaḥ
అక్కడ నీరు ఉందని భావించి దాహంతో బాధపడుతున్న ఆ రాజు వెంటనే హర్షంతో బయలుదేరెను; జలసమీపపు చల్లని గాలితో అతని అలసట తొలగెను।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a māhātmya frame)
Type: ghat
Scene: A king quickens his pace toward shimmering water; his posture shifts from exhaustion to joy as a cool breeze lifts his garments; the sacred landscape seems to draw him in.
The longing for water mirrors the soul’s longing for tīrtha—approaching sacred waters relieves fatigue and renews the mind.
A riverine tīrtha is implied; the exact name is not stated in this verse.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse prepares for meeting the āśrama and sages associated with the tīrtha.