Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 20
तत्र स्नात्वा महाभाग भवन्ति विरजा नराः । दशानामश्वमेधानां कृतानां यत्फलं भवेत् । तदाप्नोति स धर्मात्मा तत्र स्नात्वा यतव्रतः
tatra snātvā mahābhāga bhavanti virajā narāḥ | daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ kṛtānāṃ yatphalaṃ bhavet | tadāpnoti sa dharmātmā tatra snātvā yatavrataḥ
Wer dort badet, o Glücklicher, wird von Unreinheit frei. Welcher Lohn auch aus zehn Aśvamedha-Opfern erwüchse—eben dieses Verdienst erlangt der Rechtschaffene, Selbstbeherrschte und Gelübdetreue, wenn er dort badet.
Narrator (contextual; Ayodhyāmāhātmya)
Tirtha: Tilodakī–Sarayū Saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: Pilgrims enter the confluence waters with folded hands; a righteous ascetic stands waist-deep, eyes closed; subtle radiance rises from the water signifying ‘viraja’ purity; distant siddhas witness.
FAQs
Pilgrimage-bathing done with self-restraint can yield immense merit and inner purification.
The confluence of the Tilodakī and Sarayū rivers (saṅgama tīrtha) described in the preceding verse.
Snāna (sacred bathing) at the tīrtha, ideally undertaken with vrata/self-discipline.