Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
स्नात्वा श्रद्धासमोपेतः संनिवेश्य पुरोधसम् । ततः स दर्शनं प्राप्तो भूयोऽपि च यथा पुरा
snātvā śraddhāsamopetaḥ saṃniveśya purodhasam | tataḥ sa darśanaṃ prāpto bhūyo'pi ca yathā purā
Nachdem er gebadet hatte und von Glauben erfüllt war, ließ er den Familienpriester, den Purohita, Platz nehmen. Dann empfing er erneut eine Erscheinung (Darśana) wie zuvor.
Narrator
Tirtha: Unnamed tīrtha (within the Cāmatkārapura-associated kṣetra narrative)
Type: ghat
Scene: At the tīrtha steps, the devotee emerges from the water, dripping, hands folded; the purohita sits on a kusa mat with ritual vessels; a luminous apparition manifests again, as earlier, before the devotee.
FAQs
Ritual purity (snāna), proper officiation (purohita), and inner faith are presented as essential for rites to bear fruit.
The setting remains the same tīrtha of Cāmatkārapura, implied by the narrative flow.
Bathe before the rite, conduct the śrāddha with a properly seated priest, and maintain śraddhā.