Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49
त्रिरात्रं कुरुते योऽत्र शुचिः स्नात्वा जितेन्द्रियः । पक्षं मासं च षण्मासमब्दमेकं कदाचन
trirātraṃ kurute yo'tra śuciḥ snātvā jitendriyaḥ | pakṣaṃ māsaṃ ca ṣaṇmāsamabdamekaṃ kadācana
Quiconque ici, pur, après s’être baigné et avoir maîtrisé ses sens, observe une discipline durant trois nuits—ou une quinzaine, un mois, six mois, voire une année entière—(obtient le mérite proclamé de ce tīrtha).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Koṭiliṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined pilgrim living by the river/temple precinct, bathing at dawn, seated in meditation with controlled senses, marking days of observance (3 nights to longer periods).
FAQs
Purity, bathing at the tīrtha, and sense-control empower even short observances to yield great religious merit.
A tīrtha within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā sacred geography) is being praised; the verse refers to it as ‘here’ (atra).
Snāna (ritual bathing) combined with niyama/self-restraint and undertaking a vrata for a chosen duration (3 nights to 1 year).