इमं मे गंगेति यत्प्रोक्तमनेनापि च भामिनि । समुद्रज्येति मंत्रेण स्नानमौषधिभिः स्मृतम्
imaṃ me gaṃgeti yatproktamanenāpi ca bhāmini | samudrajyeti maṃtreṇa snānamauṣadhibhiḥ smṛtam
Và hỡi người đẹp, với lời dạy “imaṃ me gaṅge…”, cùng thần chú “samudrajye…”, việc tắm bằng các dược thảo cũng được truyền dạy là điều nên làm.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Samudra-tīra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhāminī / Varānanā (addressed lady)
Scene: Pilgrims at Prabhāsa’s seashore tīrtha prepare herb bundles and infuse water; a devotee bathes while reciting Vedic mantras, with the ocean behind and priests guiding the rite.
Worship integrates spiritual purity and well-being, using sanctified water and healing herbs under mantra.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where purificatory rites and abhiṣeka practices are praised within the māhātmya.
Auṣadhi-snāpana (herbal bathing/ablution) using the ‘imaṃ me gaṅge…’ and ‘samudrajye…’ mantras.
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