कर्तुमिच्छाम्यहं सम्यक्तीर्थयानं चतुर्मुख । आगच्छन्तु मया सार्द्धं ये यूयमिह संगताः
kartumicchāmyahaṃ samyaktīrthayānaṃ caturmukha | āgacchantu mayā sārddhaṃ ye yūyamiha saṃgatāḥ
"Này Đấng Bốn Mặt, ta muốn thực hiện một chuyến hành hương đúng đắn đến các bến nước thiêng. Tất cả các vị đã tụ họp ở đây hãy đi cùng ta."
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (as the forthcoming starting point)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva addresses Brahmā with resolve, gesturing forward as if indicating a journey; devas gather with travel readiness—water pots, garlands, and banners—suggesting a sacred procession.
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is presented as a dharmic means of purification and renewal, undertaken with proper intent (samyak).
The verse introduces tīrtha-yātrā in general; specific tīrthas are named in the subsequent verses.
Undertaking a proper tīrtha-yātrā is the implied prescription.