Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
ततो नागसरो गच्छेत्तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । पितॄन्सन्तर्प्य विधिवन्नागलोकमवाप्नुयात्
tato nāgasaro gacchettīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam | pitṝnsantarpya vidhivannāgalokamavāpnuyāt
এরপর পাপ-নাশক তীর্থ নাগসরে গমন করা উচিত। সেখানে বিধিমতো পিতৃগণকে তৃপ্ত করে মানুষ নাগলোক লাভ করে।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Nāgasara
Type: kund
Listener: Pilgrims (viprendra-s)
Scene: A sacred lake with subtle serpent iconography (nāga hoods carved on steps); pilgrims perform tarpaṇa with sesame-water; beneath the waters, a luminous suggestion of Nāga-loka appears like a hidden realm.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed by dharmic duty to ancestors; tīrtha-worship and pitṛ-satisfaction bring higher attainments.
Nāgasara, described as a sin-destroying tīrtha.
Pitṛ-tarpaṇa—ritually satisfying ancestors according to proper injunctions.