जलेन तेन भगवान्पवित्रेण दयांबुधिः । नीरजस्तु भूमितलं क्षणाच्चक्रे कृपावशात्
jalena tena bhagavānpavitreṇa dayāṃbudhiḥ | nīrajastu bhūmitalaṃ kṣaṇāccakre kṛpāvaśāt
Sa pamamagitan ng banal na tubig na iyon, ang Mapalad na Panginoon—dagat ng habag—ay dahil sa Kaniyang awa, agad na ginawang dalisay at walang dungis ang ibabaw ng lupa.
Agastya (narration continues)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Viṣṇu, compassionate and radiant, releases or applies sanctifying water; the earth-surface (bhūmi-tala) visibly brightens and becomes lotus-like pure in an instant.
Purity is ultimately a gift of divine compassion; sacred waters symbolize the Lord’s power to cleanse sin and defilement.
The newly manifested sacred water-site in Ayodhyā that becomes renowned as a sin-destroying tīrtha.
Implicitly supports snāna (ritual bathing) through the emphasis on purifying water; explicit rites appear in later verses.
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