Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
अथ तादृक्स्वरूपेण स्नाता तत्र जला शये । भूयोऽपि तादृशी जाता यादृशी संस्थिता पुरा
atha tādṛksvarūpeṇa snātā tatra jalā śaye | bhūyo'pi tādṛśī jātā yādṛśī saṃsthitā purā
Darauf badete sie dort, in jener verwandelten Gestalt, im Wasser des Sees; und sie wurde wieder wie zuvor, in ihren früheren Zustand zurückversetzt.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Type: kund
Scene: The aged courtesan steps into the lake, water shimmering; as she bathes, her youth and former beauty return—an instantaneous reversal, like a veil lifting.
FAQs
Bathing in a consecrated tīrtha is portrayed as a means of restoration—returning one to an auspicious, rightful condition through purity and merit.
The sacred jalāśaya (lake) associated with Viśvāmitreśvara in Nāgarakhaṇḍa Adhyāya 44.
Snāna (ritual bathing) in the lake is the stated act, presented as efficacious and transformative.