Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
वेदविद्या व्रतस्नातः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः । व्याधिशोकविनिर्मुक्तो जीवेच्च शरदां शतम्
vedavidyā vratasnātaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ | vyādhiśokavinirmukto jīvecca śaradāṃ śatam
Purifié par les observances prescrites par la science védique, devenu expert en tous les śāstras, délivré de la maladie et du chagrin, il vit cent automnes.
Unspecified in snippet (Revā-khaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Kalhoḍī-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A disciplined pilgrim bathes at the ford at dawn, then studies scriptures near the river, radiant and healthy, surrounded by calm sages; the scene suggests a life free of grief and illness.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna performed with dharmic observance and scriptural orientation is praised as producing wholeness—learning, serenity, and a complete lifespan.
Kalhoḍī Tīrtha, within the Revā-khaṇḍa of the Āvantya-khaṇḍa.
Vrata-snāna—bathing undertaken as part of a vowed observance grounded in Vedic discipline.