किं दानैः किं व्रतैर्होमैः किं यज्ञैर्वहुविस्तरैः । कार्तिक्यां पुष्करे स्नानैः सर्वेषां लभ्यते फलम्
kiṃ dānaiḥ kiṃ vratairhomaiḥ kiṃ yajñairvahuvistaraiḥ | kārtikyāṃ puṣkare snānaiḥ sarveṣāṃ labhyate phalam
¿Qué necesidad hay de limosnas, votos, ofrendas al fuego o sacrificios extensos? Al bañarse en Puṣkara en Kārttika se obtiene el fruto de todo ello.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kund
Scene: A single bather in Puṣkara is shown with symbolic icons—gift bowls, vow-knot, sacred fire, and yajña altar—radiating from the water, indicating all fruits obtained through snāna.
In certain sacred times and places, a simple act done with devotion—like tīrtha-snāna—can encompass the merit of many complex rituals.
Puṣkara, especially during the auspicious month of Kārttika.
Bathing at Puṣkara in Kārttika, presented as yielding the results of dāna, vrata, homa, and yajña.