Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
करिष्यति तथा स्नानं फलहस्ता प्रभक्तितः । भविष्यति च सा शीघ्रं वंध्याऽपि च सुपुत्रिणी
kariṣyati tathā snānaṃ phalahastā prabhaktitaḥ | bhaviṣyati ca sā śīghraṃ vaṃdhyā'pi ca suputriṇī
যদি সেয়ো একেদৰে সঁচা ভক্তিৰে হাতত ফল ধৰি তাত স্নান কৰে, তেন্তে বন্ধ্যাও শীঘ্ৰে সুপুত্ৰ লাভ কৰি ধন্য হ’ব।
Unspecified (māhātmya fruit statement; ritual detail included)
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: A woman devotee stands at the water’s edge holding a plate of fruits, then steps into the sacred water; attendants and nāga motifs appear as auspicious guardians; the mood is hopeful and devotional.
FAQs
Bhakti joined with tīrtha-ritual (snāna and simple offerings) is said to transform life circumstances and confer family welfare.
Nāgatīrtha, where devoted bathing is linked to blessings of progeny.
Snāna performed with devotion while holding fruits (a simple offering/vrata-style observance).
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