Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
तन्मध्येंऽगुष्ठमात्रस्तु पुरुषो दृश्यते जनैः । सुस्नातैः श्रद्धयोपेतैस्ततस्तीर्थफलं लभेत्
tanmadhyeṃ'guṣṭhamātrastu puruṣo dṛśyate janaiḥ | susnātaiḥ śraddhayopetaistatastīrthaphalaṃ labhet
In seinem innersten Mittelpunkt erblicken die Menschen einen heiligen Puruṣa, kaum daumengroß. Darum erlangen jene, die sich rein gebadet haben und von Glauben erfüllt sind, die volle Frucht dieses heiligen Tīrtha.
Sūta
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭha Puṣkara
Type: kund
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: A radiant lotus floats above the lake; at its center stands a tiny thumb-sized luminous Puruṣa, serene and resplendent. Devotees who have just bathed stand with folded hands, awed yet peaceful.
FAQs
Faithful practice (śraddhā + proper snāna) opens one to divine darśana, which consummates the merit of pilgrimage.
Jyeṣṭha Puṣkara, where the lotus-sign and the thumb-sized ‘Puruṣa’ are seen.
To bathe properly (su-snātaiḥ) and approach with faith (śraddhayopetaiḥ) to gain the tīrtha’s full fruit.