Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
कुंडिकायां नरः स्नात्वा संगमेश्वरमर्चयेत् । तस्य जन्मसहस्राणि लक्ष्म्याः पुत्रै प्रियैः सह । असंगमं महादेवि न कदाचित्प्रजायते
kuṃḍikāyāṃ naraḥ snātvā saṃgameśvaramarcayet | tasya janmasahasrāṇi lakṣmyāḥ putrai priyaiḥ saha | asaṃgamaṃ mahādevi na kadācitprajāyate
After bathing in Kuṇḍikā, a man should worship Saṃgameśvara. For him, across a thousand births, prosperity endures together with beloved sons; and, O Great Goddess, separation from good company or auspicious association never arises.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Kuṇḍikā / Saṃgameśvara
Type: kund
Listener: Mahādevī / Pārvatī
Scene: Pilgrims emerge from a small kuṇḍa, water dripping, then proceed in a line toward a Śiva shrine labeled Saṃgameśvara; offerings of bilva leaves, flowers, and lamps; the goddess is implied as listener in the narrative frame.
FAQs
Purification (snāna) followed by devotion (arcana) is upheld as a dharmic pathway yielding both worldly welfare and sustained auspiciousness.
Kuṇḍikā tīrtha and the Śiva-site Saṃgameśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Bathe in Kuṇḍikā (snāna) and then worship Saṃgameśvara (arcana/pujā).
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