तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयेद्वृषभध्वजम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो गतिं यात्यश्वमेधिनाम्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayedvṛṣabhadhvajam | sarvapāpavinirmukto gatiṃ yātyaśvamedhinām
Ai tắm gội tại tīrtha ấy và thờ phụng Đấng mang cờ bò (Śiva) thì được giải thoát mọi tội lỗi và đạt cảnh giới dành cho người cử hành Aśvamedha.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Siddheśvara tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (mahīpāla)
Scene: Pilgrim bathing at the Narmadā ford, then offering worship to Śiva marked by the bull-banner; the atmosphere conveys cleansing and triumphant spiritual uplift, with subtle yajña imagery implied by the Aśvamedha comparison.
Tīrtha-snān and Śiva-pūjā, when done with faith, are portrayed as extraordinarily potent—equal to grand Vedic sacrifices in merit.
Siddheśvara Tīrtha on the Narmadā’s southern bank (from the preceding verse).
Bathe at the tīrtha (snāna) and worship Śiva (pūjā of Vṛṣabhadhvaja).
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