Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
स्नात्वा तस्मिन्बिलद्वारे पवित्रे लोकसंश्रये । यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या शेषपर्यंकशायिनम् । आजन्ममरणात्पापात्स च मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्
snātvā tasminbiladvāre pavitre lokasaṃśraye | yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā śeṣaparyaṃkaśāyinam | ājanmamaraṇātpāpātsa ca muktimavāpnuyāt
Nachdem man in jenem Biladvāra gebadet hat — rein und Zuflucht der Welten — erlangt, wer den Herrn in Hingabe verehrt, der auf dem Lager Śeṣas ruht, Freiheit von Sünden von Geburt bis Tod und erreicht Befreiung.
Sūta
Tirtha: Biladvāra
Type: ghat
Listener: (Not stated)
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a sacred ‘Biladvāra’ ford/threshold, then approach a shrine where Viṣṇu reclines on Śeṣa; lamps, tulasī, conch, and lotus offerings; atmosphere of refuge and purification.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed by practice: bathing and devoted worship at a sanctified place are declared to cleanse lifelong sin and lead toward mokṣa.
Biladvāra is glorified as a pure refuge of the worlds, linked to the Śeṣa-paryaṅkaśāyī deity.
Snāna at Biladvāra followed by bhakti-pūjā of the Lord reclining on Śeṣa.