Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
तमूचुस्तारिताः सर्वे वयं पुत्र त्वयाऽधुना । तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावेण भविष्याश्च तथा दश
tamūcustāritāḥ sarve vayaṃ putra tvayā'dhunā | tīrthasyāsya prabhāveṇa bhaviṣyāśca tathā daśa
উদ্ধারপ্রাপ্ত তাঁরা সকলে তাঁকে বললেন— “পুত্র, এখন তোমার দ্বারা আমরা সকলেই উদ্ধার পেলাম। এই তীর্থের প্রভাবে তদ্রূপ আরও দশ পুরুষও (উদ্ধার হবে)।”
Pitṛs (forefathers), reported by Pulastya
Tirtha: Nirmalodaka
Type: kund
Scene: Liberated ancestors in the sky address the king as ‘son’; their hands gesture blessing; the king stands with folded hands, tears of relief; the pond below anchors the miracle to place.
FAQs
A single dharmic act at a powerful tīrtha can uplift an entire lineage, showing the communal nature of merit.
The Arbuda tīrtha of pure waters (Nirmalodaka), later named for its lineage-saving power.
The verse emphasizes tīrtha-prabhāva as the cause; the underlying act is the king’s snāna performed there.