व्रतव्याजेन देवेशो विवेश तदनन्तरम् । चिन्तयामास तत्रस्थो गंगां त्रैलोक्यपाविनीम्
vratavyājena deveśo viveśa tadanantaram | cintayāmāsa tatrastho gaṃgāṃ trailokyapāvinīm
వ్రతం అనే నెపంతో దేవేశుడు వెంటనే జలంలో ప్రవేశించాడు. అక్కడే నిలిచి త్రైలోక్యపావని గంగను ధ్యానించాడు.
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa continuing the Arbuda narrative)
Tirtha: Arbuda su-tīrtha (kunda) where Gaṅgā is contemplated
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: Śiva steps into the clear waters as if for a vow, then becomes still in contemplation; the water glows subtly as Gaṅgā is invoked mentally.
Even when a vow is outwardly framed as a practice, its inner power lies in focused remembrance of the sacred (here, Gaṅgā as purifier of the worlds).
The episode is situated in Arbuda-khaṇḍa (Mount Arbuda region) while invoking Gaṅgā as the universal tīrtha and sanctifying presence.
A vrata is implied, along with entering/remaining in water (jalasthiti) as an ascetic observance.