Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
तथास्ति सुमहत्कुण्डं स्वच्छोदकसमावृतम् । तेनैव निर्मितं तत्र यः स्नात्वा तां प्रपूजयेत् । स पापान्मुच्यते सद्य आजन्ममरणांति कात्
tathāsti sumahatkuṇḍaṃ svacchodakasamāvṛtam | tenaiva nirmitaṃ tatra yaḥ snātvā tāṃ prapūjayet | sa pāpānmucyate sadya ājanmamaraṇāṃti kāt
Asimismo, existe allí un estanque inmensamente grande, colmado de aguas claras y puras, construido en ese lugar por él solo. Quien se bañe en él y luego venere esa Śakti, la Lanza sagrada, queda al instante liberado de los pecados: de los acumulados desde el nacimiento hasta la cercanía de la muerte.
Sūta (carried over from the opening of Adhyāya 70)
Tirtha: Mahā-kuṇḍa of Skanda (at Śakti-tīrtha)
Type: kund
Scene: A vast, crystal-clear pond bordered by steps; pilgrims bathe, then approach a spear-shrine to offer flowers and lamps; the atmosphere suggests instant cleansing and relief.
FAQs
Purification is achieved through a combined discipline of tīrtha-bathing and reverent worship, rooted in Skanda’s sacred presence.
A ‘su-mahat-kuṇḍa’ (great sacred pond) connected with Kārttikeya and his Śakti at the same locale described in Adhyāya 70.
Perform snāna in the pond and then worship the Śakti; the result is immediate release from sins accumulated throughout life.