Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
सिद्धकुंडे च यः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । सर्वकल्मषनिर्मुक्तो भक्तियोग्यो भवेभवे
siddhakuṃḍe ca yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ | sarvakalmaṣanirmukto bhaktiyogyo bhavebhave
مَن كان ذا بصيرةٍ فاغتسل في سِدّهاكُندَ (Siddhakuṇḍa) وأقام شَرادها (śrāddha)، تخلّص من كل دَنَسٍ وصار أهلاً ليوغا المحبّة التعبّدية، حياةً بعد حياة.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Siddhakuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: At Siddhakuṇḍa, a discerning pilgrim completes snāna and performs śrāddha—offering piṇḍas and water—while a serene light signifies cleansing and a subtle vision of pitṛs receiving satisfaction; the devotee’s heart turns toward bhakti-yoga.
FAQs
Service to ancestors performed at a tīrtha purifies the practitioner and strengthens lifelong eligibility for bhakti.
Siddhakuṇḍa (closely linked with Siddhakūpa in this chapter’s māhātmya).
Snāna in Siddhakuṇḍa followed by śrāddha (ancestral offering rite).