Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
ज्येष्ठे प्रातश्च मध्याह्ने मध्यमे स्नाति यो नरः । कनिष्ठेऽस्तमिते भानौ सकृत्स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात्
jyeṣṭhe prātaśca madhyāhne madhyame snāti yo naraḥ | kaniṣṭhe'stamite bhānau sakṛtsvargamavāpnuyāt
إن اغتسل المرء في بوشكارا الأكبر صباحًا، وفي بوشكارا الأوسط عند الظهيرة، وفي بوشكارا الأصغر بعد غروب الشمس—نال السماء ولو فعل ذلك مرة واحدة.
Skanda (contextual attribution within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Puṣkara (Jyeṣṭha/Madhyama/Kaniṣṭha)
Type: ghat
Scene: A triptych-like scene: the same pilgrim bathes at three distinct ghāṭas—morning light at the first, bright noon at the second, and twilight after sunset at the third—signifying completion of a sacred circuit and attainment of svarga.
FAQs
Ordered practice with proper timing (kāla-niyama) is portrayed as a complete pilgrimage discipline yielding great fruit.
The three Puṣkaras—Jyeṣṭha, Madhyama, and Kaniṣṭha—collectively as Tripuṣkara.
Bathed sequence: Jyeṣṭha in the morning, Madhyama at midday, and Kaniṣṭha at sunset.