Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 28
Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
Devanagari script
आत्मसंसर्गसंशुद्धं कृतवन्तो द्विजोत्तमाः दृष्टिपूतं पदाक्रान्तं तीर्थं सारस्वतं यथा
Transliteration
ātmasaṃsargasaṃśuddhaṃ kṛtavanto dvijottamāḥ dṛṣṭipūtaṃ padākrāntaṃ tīrthaṃ sārasvataṃ yathā
Translation
O best of Brahmins, by your very association you have rendered (this place/person) purified—like the Sarasvata sacred ford, which becomes purified by being seen and by being trodden underfoot (by pilgrims).
Speakers
Narrative layer not explicit in the given excerpt (likely within Pulastya–Nārada dialogue framework); immediate speaker addresses Brahmins (dvijottamāḥ).
Key Themes
Tīrtha-māhātmyaPurification by darśana and saṅgaMerit of Brahmin associationPilgrimage ethos