Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
तस्यां स्नात्वा नरो यस्तु चित्रादित्यं प्रपश्यति । स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो दिवाकरः
tasyāṃ snātvā naro yastu citrādityaṃ prapaśyati | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo divākaraḥ
But the man who bathes in that river and beholds Citrāditya attains the supreme abode—where the god Divākara (the Sun) resides.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Citrapathā
Type: sangam
Listener: Devī
Scene: A pilgrim bathes in the river Citrapathā, then stands with folded hands before Citrāditya; the Sun’s disk blazes above, suggesting the ‘parama-sthāna’ of Divākara.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes complete through both purification (snāna) and devotion (darśana), leading to exalted spiritual attainment.
The Citrāpathā river-tīrtha and the Citrāditya (Sūrya) shrine within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Bathed in the river (snāna) and then perform darśana of Citrāditya (Sūrya).