पक्षमेकं तु यः स्नाति गोदावर्यां दिनोदये । स भित्त्वा कर्मजं देहं याति विष्णोः सलोकताम्
pakṣamekaṃ tu yaḥ snāti godāvaryāṃ dinodaye | sa bhittvā karmajaṃ dehaṃ yāti viṣṇoḥ salokatām
Nhưng ai tắm lúc bình minh trên sông Godāvarī trọn một nửa tháng—phá vỡ thân thể do nghiệp sinh—sẽ đạt đến cảnh giới cư trú trong thế giới của Viṣṇu.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Godāvarī
Type: river
Scene: A fortnight sequence implied: at a Godāvarī ghat, the sun rises; a devotee bathes daily, aura brightening; a subtle vision of Vaikuṇṭha (Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī) appears, while a cracked shell symbolizes the ‘karma-born body’ being broken.
Sustained, disciplined tīrtha-practice is linked with transcendence of karmic bondage and devotion-centered liberation.
The Godāvarī river, especially the sunrise bathing observance.
Bathing at sunrise in the Godāvarī for one fortnight (pakṣa).
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