Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
स्नानं ये तत्र कुर्वंति श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा । त्रिशंकुरिव ते स्वर्गे प्रयांत्यपि विधर्मिणः
snānaṃ ye tatra kurvaṃti śraddhāpūtena cetasā | triśaṃkuriva te svarge prayāṃtyapi vidharmiṇaḥ
Diejenigen, die dort mit durch Glauben gereinigtem Geist baden—gelangen wie Triśaṅku in den Himmel, selbst wenn sie außerhalb der rechten Dharma stehen.
Sūta
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at a sacred ford performing snāna with folded hands; above them a symbolic image of Triśaṅku suspended/ascending in the sky, indicating miraculous heavenward passage; the tīrtha glows with Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
Śraddhā transforms ritual into liberation-bearing merit; sincere bathing at a holy place can elevate even those otherwise lacking in dharmic life.
The Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha associated with Triśaṅku’s heavenward passage and Śiva’s power.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha, performed with faith-purified consciousness.