Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा नन्दां देवीं प्रपूजयेत् । किं तस्य हिमवन्मध्यगमनेन प्रयोजनम्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā nandāṃ devīṃ prapūjayet | kiṃ tasya himavanmadhyagamanena prayojanam
যে ব্যক্তি সেই তীর্থে স্নান করে দেবী নন্দার যথাবিধি পূজা করে, তার আর হিমালয়ের অন্তঃস্থলে গমনের কী প্রয়োজন?
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, instructing on tīrtha glory)
Tirtha: Nandā-hrada
Type: kund
Scene: A devotee bathes in Nandā-hrada and then worships Devī at a simple riverside shrine; in the background, faint snow peaks symbolize the Himalaya, shown as unnecessary to reach because Devī’s grace is already present here.
FAQs
A nearby, rightly approached tīrtha with devotion can bestow the same spiritual fulfillment sought in distant pilgrimages.
The tīrtha of Nandā-hrada associated with the Narmadā region.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha followed by proper pūjā (worship) of Nandā Devī.