Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
आत्मा च पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ स्नानाच्च जलतर्पणात् । यस्मात्कुलं त्वया पुत्र तीर्थेऽस्मिंस्तारितं ततः
ātmā ca pārthivaśreṣṭha snānācca jalatarpaṇāt | yasmātkulaṃ tvayā putra tīrthe'smiṃstāritaṃ tataḥ
হে পাৰ্থিৱশ্ৰেষ্ঠ, এই স্নান আৰু জল-তৰ্পণ (জলাঞ্জলি) দ্বাৰা তোমাৰ নিজৰ আত্মাও পবিত্ৰ হয়; কিয়নো, হে পুত্ৰ, এই তীৰ্থতেই তোমাৰ দ্বাৰা এই কুল উদ্ধাৰপ্ৰাপ্ত হৈছে।
Pitṛs (forefathers), reported by Pulastya
Tirtha: Nirmalodaka
Type: kund
Scene: After bathing, the king stands at the water’s edge offering cupped water (añjali) as tarpaṇa; subtle light indicates purification; the atmosphere is calm and resolved.
FAQs
Rites at a tīrtha purify the performer and serve as a bridge of duty and compassion toward one’s ancestors.
The same Arbuda tīrtha where snāna and jalatarpaṇa are performed—celebrated for saving the kula.
Snāna (bathing) and jala-tarpaṇa (water oblations, especially for pitṛs).