सरश्चकार तस्याग्रे उत्तमं जल पूरितम् । सरस्यस्मिन्महाभाग कृत्वा स्नानादितर्पणम्
saraścakāra tasyāgre uttamaṃ jala pūritam | sarasyasminmahābhāga kṛtvā snānāditarpaṇam
اس کے سامنے اُس نے پاکیزہ پانی سے بھرا ہوا ایک بہترین تالاب بنایا۔ اے نیک بخت! اس تالاب میں غسل کر کے اور ترپن وغیرہ کے اعمال ادا کر کے،
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Chatrajā-saras (lake before the shrine)
Type: kund
Scene: A clear, lotus-filled lake glistens before the Devī’s shrine; a pilgrim performs snāna and then tarpaṇa with cupped hands, water streaming back into the saras; priests guide the rite under forest shade.
Tīrthas are providentially established for purification; snāna and tarpaṇa there sanctify one’s religious life.
A sacred lake (saras) situated before the goddess’s presence in the Dharmāraṇya area.
Snāna (ritual bathing) and tarpaṇa (libations) to be performed in the lake.