प्राचीं माधवमास्तूय स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम् । गंडकीपुण्यतीर्थे हि स्नानं यः कुरुते नरः
prācīṃ mādhavamāstūya sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim | gaṃḍakīpuṇyatīrthe hi snānaṃ yaḥ kurute naraḥ
پراچی میں مادھو (وشنو) کی ستائش کر کے وہ اعلیٰ ترین منزل پاتا ہے۔ بے شک، جو انسان گنڈکی کے مقدس تیرتھ میں پاکیزہ اشنان کرتا ہے، وہ یہی پُنّیہ حاصل کرتا ہے۔
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Gaṇḍakī Puṇya-tīrtha (with Prācī Mādhava-stuti)
Type: river
Scene: A pilgrim stands on the Gaṇḍakī bank, hands raised in Mādhava-stuti; the river carries dark Śālagrāma stones; a small Viṣṇu shrine faces east (Prācī).
Devotional praise (stuti) joined with tīrtha-bathing is presented as a direct means to the highest spiritual attainment.
The Gaṇḍakī puṇya-tīrtha, along with the sacred locale named Prācī.
Stuti of Mādhava and snāna at the Gaṇḍakī tīrtha.