Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 86
तिष्ठेद्युगसहस्रं तु पादेनैकेन यः पुमान् । विधिवत्संगमे स्नायात्पौष्यां तदविशेषतः
tiṣṭhedyugasahasraṃ tu pādenaikena yaḥ pumān | vidhivatsaṃgame snāyātpauṣyāṃ tadaviśeṣataḥ
Selbst wenn ein Mann tausend Yugas lang auf einem Bein stünde, wäre die Frucht nicht anders als die, die man durch das rituell rechte Bad am Zusammenfluss am Puṣya-Tag erlangt.
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Listener: Sages/pilgrims (general)
Scene: A lone ascetic stands on one foot in a forest for aeons, contrasted with a bustling yet serene saṅgama at Ayodhyā where devotees bathe on Puṣya day; the verse’s point is shown by a scale-like visual: simple snāna outweighs extreme tapas.
FAQs
Grace at a supremely sanctified tīrtha—especially on an auspicious star-day—can equal ascetic feats of unimaginable duration.
The Ayodhyā saṅgama (confluence) where bathing is praised.
Vidhivat snāna (rule-based bathing) at the saṅgama specifically on Puṣya (pauṣyām).