अतश्चित्रपटीस्पर्शात्परितापं विहास्यति । वाक्याद्बुद्धिशरीरिण्यास्ततस्तत्परिचारिकाः
ataścitrapaṭīsparśātparitāpaṃ vihāsyati | vākyādbuddhiśarīriṇyāstatastatparicārikāḥ
Vì thế, chỉ cần chạm vào tấm vải vẽ ấy, nàng sẽ gạt bỏ nỗi khổ nóng cháy. Rồi theo lời của vị phu nhân thân trí, các thị nữ của nàng liền làm đúng như vậy.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Attendants, following the instruction of a wise lady, bring the painted cloth close so the afflicted woman may touch it; the ‘heat’ of suffering is visually contrasted with a cooling aura around the panel.
Contact with sanctified symbols (sparśa) can transform suffering into clarity when aligned with sacred intent.
The broader passage glorifies Kāśī, moving toward Jñānavāpī’s revelatory power.
A devotional act is implied: touching (sparśa) a sanctified representation as part of the remedial sacred process.