येत्र स्नानं नराः कृत्वा संगमे लोकविश्रुते । संगमेश्वरमीक्षन्ते ते यांति परमां गतिम्
yetra snānaṃ narāḥ kṛtvā saṃgame lokaviśrute | saṃgameśvaramīkṣante te yāṃti paramāṃ gatim
Những người tắm tại nơi hợp lưu lừng danh khắp thế gian ấy và chiêm bái Saṃgameśvara sẽ đạt đến cứu cánh tối thượng.
Aśarīriṇī Vāk (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Saṅgameśvara-saṅgama (Prabhāsa)
Type: sangam
Listener: Uddālaka (and by extension all pilgrims)
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at the confluence, then with wet hair and folded hands approach the Saṅgameśvara liṅga for darśana; a luminous path suggests ascent to the ‘supreme goal’.
Purificatory bathing and devoted darśana at a tīrtha are upheld as direct means toward the highest spiritual attainment.
The world-renowned Saṅgama in Prabhāsa Kṣetra and the shrine of Saṃgameśvara.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the confluence followed by darśana of Saṃgameśvara.