Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 77
तस्य वासो भवेन्नित्य विष्णुलोके सनातने । अक्षयं स्वर्गमाप्नोति तीर्थ स्नानेन मानवः
tasya vāso bhavennitya viṣṇuloke sanātane | akṣayaṃ svargamāpnoti tīrtha snānena mānavaḥ
Para él habrá morada eterna en el reino imperecedero de Viṣṇu. Al bañarse en el tīrtha, el ser humano alcanza un cielo imperecedero.
Narrator (continuation of the dāna/snānaphala context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-tīrtha (Sarayū-snānāṅga implied)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (implied)
Scene: Pilgrims at dawn on the Sarayū ghāṭa in Ayodhyā, hands folded, entering the water for snāna while envisioning Viṣṇu’s eternal realm above—Vaikuṇṭha with conch, discus, and radiant attendants.
FAQs
Tīrtha-bathing, especially when paired with devotional giving, is portrayed as leading to lasting spiritual reward and proximity to Viṣṇu.
The same Ayodhyā-region tīrtha being discussed in this chapter, whose snāna is said to yield imperishable heavenly results.
Tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing at the pilgrimage site) as a direct means to spiritual merit.