बहूदकमिदं कुंडं संसेव्यं च सदा त्वया । माहात्म्यमस्य वक्ष्यामि संक्षेपाद्व्यास सूचितम्
bahūdakamidaṃ kuṃḍaṃ saṃsevyaṃ ca sadā tvayā | māhātmyamasya vakṣyāmi saṃkṣepādvyāsa sūcitam
Đây là hồ Bahūdaka; ngươi nên thường xuyên đến nương tựa và hành trì tại đây. Ta sẽ nói về công đức lớn lao của nó một cách vắn tắt, như Vyāsa đã chỉ dạy.
Bāla
Tirtha: Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: Vyāsa (addressed: ‘tvayā… vyāsa’)
Scene: A revered speaker points out the Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa to a pilgrim, announcing that its greatness will be told briefly as indicated by Vyāsa; the kuṇḍa glimmers with sacred calm, with ascetics nearby.
Tīrthas are preserved through continual reverence and practice; their māhātmya is transmitted through authoritative lineage (Vyāsa).
Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa (the Bahūdaka sacred pool) is explicitly introduced for glorification.
Regular resorting to/serving the Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa, with its māhātmya to be heard and remembered.