चतुर्द्दश्यां महाराज यस्तत्र कुरुते नरः । स्नानं तस्य भवेत्पुण्यं सर्वतीर्थसमुद्भवम्
caturddaśyāṃ mahārāja yastatra kurute naraḥ | snānaṃ tasya bhavetpuṇyaṃ sarvatīrthasamudbhavam
اے مہاراج! جو شخص چتُردشی کے دن وہاں غسل کرتا ہے، اس کے غسل کا پُنّیہ تمام تیرتھوں کے مجموعی پُنّیہ کے برابر ہو جاتا ہے۔
Pulastya (deduced from the ongoing discourse to a king)
Tirtha: Rudra-hrada
Type: kund
Listener: Mahārāja / Nṛpaśreṣṭha
Scene: Pilgrims gather at Rudra-hrada on caturdaśī—twilight lamps, disciplined bath, offerings on the bank; the lake glows as if containing all tīrthas’ essence.
Time (tithi) and place (tīrtha) together intensify dharma: bathing with faith at the right sacred moment yields extraordinary merit.
Rudra-hrada, where bathing on caturdaśī is praised as supremely meritorious.
Perform snāna (ritual bathing) at Rudra-hrada specifically on the caturdaśī tithi.