Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148
बहूदकस्य तीरे यः शुचिर्यजति वै क्रतुम् । शतक्रतुफलं तस्य नास्ति काचिद्विचारणा
bahūdakasya tīre yaḥ śuciryajati vai kratum | śatakratuphalaṃ tasya nāsti kācidvicāraṇā
ومن كان طاهرًا وأقام قربانًا ويديًا (كراتو) على ضفة باهوداكا نال يقينًا ثمرة مئة قرابين (شاتاكرتو)؛ ولا مجال لأي شكّ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: On the kuṇḍa’s bank, a purified yajamāna conducts a Vedic kratu with ṛtviks, altar, ladles, and offerings; the sacred pond glows nearby, signifying multiplied merit.
FAQs
Purity and right ritual performed at a sanctified tīrtha multiplies merit beyond ordinary measure.
Bahūdaka tīrtha—its sacred bank (tīra) is praised as exceptionally merit-giving.
Performing a kratu (Vedic sacrifice) while remaining śuci (ritually pure) at Bahūdaka.