मदर्थं प्रार्थय त्वं हि सर्वानेतान्द्विजोत्तमान् । यतः शुद्धिं प्रयच्छंति प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि
madarthaṃ prārthaya tvaṃ hi sarvānetāndvijottamān | yataḥ śuddhiṃ prayacchaṃti prasādaṃ kartumarhasi
“Vì ta, hãy khẩn cầu tất cả các vị Bà-la-môn tối thắng này; bởi các ngài ban sự thanh tịnh, xin hãy làm cho ta được hưởng ân phúc (prasāda) của các ngài.”
Unspecified (dialogue cue within Tīrthamāhātmya; a superior instructs an intermediary)
Tirtha: Gartā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim or patron gestures respectfully toward a gathered circle of venerable brāhmaṇas, requesting their favor for purification; the setting suggests a tīrtha precinct with ritual implements and calm, sacred ambience.
Purification is received through the grace (prasāda) of the virtuous; respectful intercession and proper request are part of dharmic conduct.
The verse continues the rite-sequence of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 201) without naming the tīrtha in this line.
An instruction to formally petition the assembled brāhmaṇas to confer śuddhi, seeking their prasāda.
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