नाम्ना यत्प्राङ्मुखं तीर्थं सरस्वत्यास्तटे स्थितम् । मांडव्येश्वरनाम्ना वै यत्रेशः संप्रतिष्ठितः
nāmnā yatprāṅmukhaṃ tīrthaṃ sarasvatyāstaṭe sthitam | māṃḍavyeśvaranāmnā vai yatreśaḥ saṃpratiṣṭhitaḥ
Có một tīrtha tên Prāṅmukha, tọa lạc trên bờ sông Sarasvatī. Tại đó, Đấng Chúa được an lập với danh Māṇḍavyeśvara.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prāṅmukha-tīrtha (with Māṇḍavyeśvara)
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī
Scene: An east-facing Śiva shrine on the Sarasvatī bank; morning sun rays from the east; a liṅga labeled Māṇḍavyeśvara; pilgrims offering bilva leaves with the river flowing beside.
A tīrtha is not merely water and land; it is sanctified by the presence and establishment of Īśa (Śiva) in a named form.
Prāṅmukha Tīrtha on the Sarasvatī, with the Māṇḍavyeśvara installation.
Implied worship at Māṇḍavyeśvara; no explicit vrata or dāna is prescribed in this verse.