रुद्राक्षं मस्तके बद्ध्वा शिरःस्नानं करोति यः । गंगास्नानफलं तस्य जायते नात्र संशयः
rudrākṣaṃ mastake baddhvā śiraḥsnānaṃ karoti yaḥ | gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ tasya jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
جو شخص سر پر رودراکْش باندھ کر پھر سر کا غسل کرے، اسے گنگا میں اشنان کا پھل ملتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā
Type: river
Listener: Ṛṣis/seekers (generic)
Scene: A devotee ties a rudrākṣa atop the head, then pours water over the head; behind, a symbolic Gaṅgā appears as a river-goddess blessing the act.
Sacred Shaiva symbols can transmit tīrtha-like merit, making devotion portable through dhāraṇa (wearing) and prescribed practice.
The Gaṅgā is invoked as the benchmark tīrtha whose bathing merit is equated.
Tie/wear a rudrākṣa on the head and perform śiraḥsnāna (head-bath).