सुहृदय उवाच । स्नातव्यं तीर्थमुख्येषु सत्यमेतन्न संशयः । चरेषु किं तु संविश्य स्थावरेषु बहिः स्थितः
suhṛdaya uvāca | snātavyaṃ tīrthamukhyeṣu satyametanna saṃśayaḥ | careṣu kiṃ tu saṃviśya sthāvareṣu bahiḥ sthitaḥ
Sinabi ni Suhṛdaya: Totoo—walang pag-aalinlangan—na dapat maligo sa mga pangunahing tīrtha. Ngunit sa umaagos na tubig maaaring pumasok; sa nakatigil na tubig, manatili sa labas.
Suhṛdaya
Type: tirtha
Scene: Suhṛdaya instructs with calm authority: one side shows a flowing river where pilgrims enter; the other shows a still temple tank where pilgrims remain on steps, scooping water externally.
Dharma is nuanced: tīrtha-bathing is praised, but method and setting (flowing vs stagnant water) matter.
Not specified; the verse teaches general tīrtha procedure applicable across sacred geographies.
Bathe in chief tīrthas; enter flowing waters, but for still waters follow an outside-bathing protocol.