विद्यायाश्च प्रभावेन जीवयामास तान्मुनिः । तस्याग्रेऽस्मिन्महाकुण्डं निर्मलं पापनाशनम्
vidyāyāśca prabhāvena jīvayāmāsa tānmuniḥ | tasyāgre'sminmahākuṇḍaṃ nirmalaṃ pāpanāśanam
اُس ودیا کی طاقت سے، مُنی نے اُنہیں دوبارہ زندہ کر دیا۔ اُن کے سامنے یہاں ایک عظیم مقدس تالاب (مہاکُنڈ) ہے، جو بے داغ اور گناہوں کو مٹانے والا ہے۔
Pulastya
Tirtha: Mahākuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: Nṛpasattama (unnamed king)
Scene: Śukra, empowered by Śiva’s vidyā, revives fallen Dānavas; in the foreground shines Mahākuṇḍa—clear, luminous water with lotus blooms—proclaimed sin-destroying.
Sacred knowledge and sacred geography work together: vidyā revives bodies, while tīrtha purifies karma.
Mahākuṇḍa—described as nirmala (pure) and pāpa-nāśana (sin-destroying).
Implicitly introduces the tīrtha; the next verse specifies snāna (bathing) and śrāddha as key acts.