स्नात्वा यथोक्तविधिना कृत्वा विष्णोस्तथार्चनम् । वशीकृत्येन्द्रियग्रामं विशुद्धेनांतरात्मना
snātvā yathoktavidhinā kṛtvā viṣṇostathārcanam | vaśīkṛtyendriyagrāmaṃ viśuddhenāṃtarātmanā
Tắm gội đúng theo nghi thức đã dạy, rồi cũng làm lễ thờ phụng Viṣṇu như vậy, ông chế ngự toàn bộ các căn, với nội tâm đã được thanh tịnh.
Agastya
Tirtha: Sarayū (implied) / Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: ghat
Scene: At dawn on a river ghat, the ascetic completes ritual bathing, then offers flowers and tulasī at a Viṣṇu shrine; afterward he sits with eyes lowered, senses withdrawn, a subtle aura of inner clarity.
Outer rites (snāna, arcana) are fulfilled by inner transformation—sense-control and purified intention—forming complete Purāṇic dharma.
Within Ayodhyāmāhātmya, the practices are situated in Ayodhyā’s sacred environment, implying it as conducive to pure worship and self-mastery.
Bathing according to injunction (yathokta-vidhi) and worship of Viṣṇu (arcana), accompanied by disciplining the senses.