ततः स पार्थिवश्रेष्ठः संयतात्मा जितेंद्रियः । प्रयागादिषु तीर्थेषु स्नानं चक्रे समा हितः
tataḥ sa pārthivaśreṣṭhaḥ saṃyatātmā jiteṃdriyaḥ | prayāgādiṣu tīrtheṣu snānaṃ cakre samā hitaḥ
Bấy giờ vị vua tối thượng ấy—tự chế, thắng phục các căn—đã thực hiện những cuộc tắm gội thiêng liêng tại các thánh địa, bắt đầu từ Prayāga, với tâm an định và thu nhiếp.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Prayāga (as representative ‘ādi-tīrtha’ in the list)
Type: sangam
Listener: Dvija-sattamāḥ / brāhmaṇa audience (implied by later address)
Scene: A disciplined king, modestly clad, carrying a water-pot and staff, approaches a confluence tīrtha; priests and ascetics stand nearby as he performs snāna with folded hands, the river shimmering at dawn.
Purification is strengthened by discipline—self-control and mental composure—while performing tīrtha-snānās during pilgrimage.
Prayāga is explicitly mentioned as a leading tīrtha, with other sacred sites included thereafter.
Tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing) at Prayāga and other holy places, undertaken with sense-control and focused mind.
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