स्नानार्थमत्रागच्छंति देवताः पितरस्तथा । कार्त्तिक्यां कृत्तिकायोगे मुक्तेशं पूजयेत्तु यः
snānārthamatrāgacchaṃti devatāḥ pitarastathā | kārttikyāṃ kṛttikāyoge mukteśaṃ pūjayettu yaḥ
مقدّس اشنان کے لیے یہاں دیوتا اور پِتر (آباء) بھی آتے ہیں۔ جو کار्तک کے مہینے میں کِرتِکا نक्षتر کے یوگ کے وقت مُکتیش (موکش دینے والے پرمیشور) کی پوجا کرے، وہ اس تیرتھ کی خاص پاکیزگی کا حق دار بنتا ہے۔
Unknown (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)
Tirtha: Devasaras (with Mukteśa)
Type: kund
Scene: A forested tīrtha with a luminous saras; devas descending to bathe, pitṛs receiving offerings; a shrine of Mukteśa under sacred trees; pilgrims worship during Kārttika with lamps and flowers.
A tīrtha becomes exceptionally potent at specific sacred times; worship of Mukteśa in Kārttika is presented as a direct means to heightened purity and liberation-oriented merit.
The passage praises the Devasaras (divine lake) within Dharmāraṇya, connected with Mukteśa/Mokṣeśvara.
Perform snāna (holy bathing) here, and worship Mukteśa specifically during Kārttika when Kṛttikā nakṣatra is present.