The Churning of the Ocean
Samudra Manthana
स्नानं वायसतीर्थे यो गंगास्नानफलं लभेत् । दानमक्षयपुण्यं स्यात्कोटिजन्मार्जितं तथा
snānaṃ vāyasatīrthe yo gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet | dānamakṣayapuṇyaṃ syātkoṭijanmārjitaṃ tathā
جو وायس تیرتھ میں اشنان کرے وہ گنگا میں اشنان کا پھل پاتا ہے۔ وہاں دیا گیا دان اَکشَے پُنّیہ بن جاتا ہے—کروڑوں جنموں میں کمائے ہوئے پُنّیہ کے برابر۔
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्यात्कोटिजन्मार्जितं = स्यात् + कोटि-जन्म-आर्जितम् (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि); गंगास्नानफलम् = गङ्गा + स्नान + फलम् (समास).
It states that bathing at Vāyasa-tīrtha yields the same spiritual fruit as bathing in the Gaṅgā, elevating the site’s status as a powerful tīrtha.
The verse claims that donations made at this sacred place generate merit that does not diminish—symbolically described as equal to merit amassed across ten million births.
The verse pairs personal purification (snāna) with generosity (dāna), implying that sacred practice is completed and strengthened by compassionate giving.