तप्तकुण्डे नरः स्नात्वा तलस्वामिनमर्चयेत् । हृत्वा पिंडप्रदानं तु कोटियात्राफलं लभेत्
taptakuṇḍe naraḥ snātvā talasvāminamarcayet | hṛtvā piṃḍapradānaṃ tu koṭiyātrāphalaṃ labhet
تپت کنڈ میں غسل کر کے انسان تالَسوامی کی پوجا کرے؛ اور پِتروں کے لیے پِنڈ دان ادا کرے تو اسے کروڑ یاترا کے برابر پُنّیہ حاصل ہوتا ہے۔
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Taptakuṇḍa (with Talasvāmi)
Type: kund
Listener: Implied audience of the māhātmya (pilgrims/reciters)
Scene: Pilgrims bathe in a steaming sacred pond (Taptakuṇḍa), then proceed to a Śiva-liṅga shrine of Talasvāmi with lamps and flowers; nearby, a devotee offers piṇḍas on darbha by the water’s edge while priests chant.
Pilgrimage becomes complete when joined with purification (snāna), devotion (arcana), and duty to ancestors (piṇḍa-pradāna).
Taptakuṇḍa/Taptodaka tīrtha and the deity Talasvāmi in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Bathe in Taptakuṇḍa, worship Talasvāmi, and perform piṇḍa-pradāna (ancestral offering).