Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 73
स्नात्वा यथोक्तविधिना कृत्वा विष्णोस्तथार्चनम् । वशीकृत्येन्द्रियग्रामं विशुद्धेनांतरात्मना
snātvā yathoktavidhinā kṛtvā viṣṇostathārcanam | vaśīkṛtyendriyagrāmaṃ viśuddhenāṃtarātmanā
যথোক্ত বিধিৰে স্নান কৰি আৰু তদ্ৰূপে বিষ্ণুৰ আৰ্চনা সম্পন্ন কৰি, তেওঁ ইন্দ্ৰিয়সমূহক বশ কৰিলে, অন্তৰাত্মা বিশুদ্ধ কৰিলে।
Agastya
Tirtha: Sarayū (implied) / Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: ghat
Scene: At dawn on a river ghat, the ascetic completes ritual bathing, then offers flowers and tulasī at a Viṣṇu shrine; afterward he sits with eyes lowered, senses withdrawn, a subtle aura of inner clarity.
FAQs
Outer rites (snāna, arcana) are fulfilled by inner transformation—sense-control and purified intention—forming complete Purāṇic dharma.
Within Ayodhyāmāhātmya, the practices are situated in Ayodhyā’s sacred environment, implying it as conducive to pure worship and self-mastery.
Bathing according to injunction (yathokta-vidhi) and worship of Viṣṇu (arcana), accompanied by disciplining the senses.