अत्रागत्य नरः स्नानं यः करिष्यति भक्तितः । स यास्यति परं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः
atrāgatya naraḥ snānaṃ yaḥ kariṣyati bhaktitaḥ | sa yāsyati paraṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ
Ai đến đây và tắm gội với lòng sùng kính sẽ đạt đến cảnh giới tối thượng—nơi Đức Maheśvara (Śiva) ngự trị.
Devas (collectively), proclaiming the tīrtha-phala (benefit)
Tirtha: Śaśāpāna
Type: kund
Scene: A devotee enters the sacred reservoir with folded hands, bathing reverently; above, a subtle vision of Maheśvara’s luminous realm or Śiva’s presence is suggested, indicating the promised ‘parama sthāna’.
Devotional bathing at a sanctified tīrtha is presented as a direct path to Śiva’s highest realm.
The sacred bathing-place (tīrtha) just described within Prabhāsa-kṣetra (linked to Śaśāpāna in the surrounding verses).
Snāna (ritual bathing) performed with bhakti (devotion) at this spot.