Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । कुलसंतारणं गच्छेत्तत्र तीर्थमनुत्तमम् । यत्र स्नातो नरः सम्यक्कुलं तारयतेऽखिलम्
pulastya uvāca | kulasaṃtāraṇaṃ gacchettatra tīrthamanuttamam | yatra snāto naraḥ samyakkulaṃ tārayate'khilam
قال بولاستيا: ينبغي للمرء أن يقصد «كولاسانترانا»، ذلك المَعبر المقدّس الذي لا نظير له؛ فمن اغتسل هناك على الوجه الصحيح خلّص حقًّا سلالته كلّها.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Kulasantāraṇa
Type: ghat
Listener: A king
Scene: Pulastya instructs the king about Kulasantāraṇa; a pilgrim bathes at a clear ford while subtle ancestral figures (pitṛs) appear above, receiving offerings; the landscape suggests Arbuda’s rocky hills and forested groves.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and holy bathing, when done rightly, are presented as acts that uplift not only the individual but the whole family line.
Kulasantāraṇa Tīrtha (a pilgrimage site within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa geography).
Go to Kulasantāraṇa Tīrtha and perform snāna (ritual bathing) there.