तत्रास्ति जलसम्पूर्णं कुण्डं पापहरं नृणाम् । तस्मिन्कुण्डे नृपश्रेष्ठ वसिष्ठेन महात्मना
tatrāsti jalasampūrṇaṃ kuṇḍaṃ pāpaharaṃ nṛṇām | tasminkuṇḍe nṛpaśreṣṭha vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā
Tại đó có một hồ thiêng (kuṇḍa) đầy nước, có năng lực tẩy trừ tội lỗi của con người. Trong hồ ấy, hỡi bậc vương thượng, do bậc đại hồn Vasiṣṭha...
Pulastya
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa (implied)
Type: kund
Listener: A king (nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Scene: A clear, water-filled kunda in a forest hermitage; pilgrims descend stone steps, perform ācamana and snāna; Vasiṣṭha’s presence is felt through a radiant aura or nearby āśrama fires.
Sacred waters at tīrthas are celebrated as instruments of purification when approached with reverence.
A sin-removing kuṇḍa associated with Sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa) in Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
Implied tīrtha practice: approaching the kuṇḍa for purification (further specified by subsequent verses).