ततः स मनसि ध्यात्वा कुष्ठव्याधिपरिक्षयम् । स्नानं चक्रे यथान्यायं श्रद्धया परया युतः
tataḥ sa manasi dhyātvā kuṣṭhavyādhiparikṣayam | snānaṃ cakre yathānyāyaṃ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ
پھر اس نے دل میں کوڑھ کے مکمل زوال کا دھیان کر کے، اعلیٰ ترین عقیدت کے ساتھ شاستری طریقے کے مطابق اشنان کیا۔
Sūta
Tirtha: Śaṅkha-tīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: At the water’s edge, the king pauses, closes his eyes in contemplation of cure, then enters the tīrtha and bathes with reverent precision.
Purāṇic rites bear fruit when performed with both correct method and deep faith.
The bath is performed at Śaṅkha-tīrtha, the focal tīrtha of this passage.
Meditative intention (saṅkalpa) for healing and snāna performed yathā-nyāya (according to injunction).