Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 73
स्नात्वा यथोक्तविधिना कृत्वा विष्णोस्तथार्चनम् । वशीकृत्येन्द्रियग्रामं विशुद्धेनांतरात्मना
snātvā yathoktavidhinā kṛtvā viṣṇostathārcanam | vaśīkṛtyendriyagrāmaṃ viśuddhenāṃtarātmanā
Nachdem er gemäß der vorgeschriebenen Weise gebadet und ebenso die Verehrung Viṣṇus vollzogen hatte, brachte er die Schar der Sinne unter Kontrolle, mit geläutertem innerem Selbst.
Agastya
Tirtha: Sarayū (implied) / Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: ghat
Scene: At dawn on a river ghat, the ascetic completes ritual bathing, then offers flowers and tulasī at a Viṣṇu shrine; afterward he sits with eyes lowered, senses withdrawn, a subtle aura of inner clarity.
FAQs
Outer rites (snāna, arcana) are fulfilled by inner transformation—sense-control and purified intention—forming complete Purāṇic dharma.
Within Ayodhyāmāhātmya, the practices are situated in Ayodhyā’s sacred environment, implying it as conducive to pure worship and self-mastery.
Bathing according to injunction (yathokta-vidhi) and worship of Viṣṇu (arcana), accompanied by disciplining the senses.