स्तंभाख्यं तत्र तीर्थं तु त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तत्र ये मनुजाः स्नानं प्रकुर्वंति विपश्चितः
staṃbhākhyaṃ tatra tīrthaṃ tu triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | tatra ye manujāḥ snānaṃ prakurvaṃti vipaścitaḥ
Tại đó có một thánh địa (tīrtha) mang tên “Staṃbha”, lừng danh khắp ba cõi. Những người trí trong nhân gian, ai đến tắm gội nơi ấy—
Bhṛgu (contextual)
Tirtha: Staṃbha-tīrtha
Type: sangam
Listener: a muni (explicitly addressed later as ‘mune’)
Scene: A sacred ford named Staṃbha, with pilgrims approaching a shining confluence where a river meets the sea; the atmosphere suggests ancient fame and unseen potency.
Wisdom expresses itself through sacred practice—snāna at a famed tīrtha is portrayed as a deliberate dharmic act with cosmic recognition.
Staṃbha-tīrtha, situated at/near the Mahī–Sāgara confluence.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Staṃbha-tīrtha.