तप्तकुण्डे नरः स्नात्वा तलस्वामिनमर्चयेत् । हृत्वा पिंडप्रदानं तु कोटियात्राफलं लभेत्
taptakuṇḍe naraḥ snātvā talasvāminamarcayet | hṛtvā piṃḍapradānaṃ tu koṭiyātrāphalaṃ labhet
Pagkaligo sa Taptakuṇḍa, dapat sambahin ng tao si Talasvāmi; at sa pag-aalay ng piṇḍa para sa mga ninuno, matatamo niya ang gantimpalang kasinghalaga ng isang koṭi na paglalakbay-pananampalataya.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Taptakuṇḍa (with Talasvāmi)
Type: kund
Listener: Implied audience of the māhātmya (pilgrims/reciters)
Scene: Pilgrims bathe in a steaming sacred pond (Taptakuṇḍa), then proceed to a Śiva-liṅga shrine of Talasvāmi with lamps and flowers; nearby, a devotee offers piṇḍas on darbha by the water’s edge while priests chant.
Pilgrimage becomes complete when joined with purification (snāna), devotion (arcana), and duty to ancestors (piṇḍa-pradāna).
Taptakuṇḍa/Taptodaka tīrtha and the deity Talasvāmi in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Bathe in Taptakuṇḍa, worship Talasvāmi, and perform piṇḍa-pradāna (ancestral offering).
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