Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
दधिस्कन्दे नरः स्नात्वा यस्तु दद्याद्द्विजे दधि । उपतिष्ठेत्ततस्तस्य सप्तजन्मनि भारत
dadhiskande naraḥ snātvā yastu dadyāddvije dadhi | upatiṣṭhettatastasya saptajanmani bhārata
À Dadhiskanda, si un homme se baigne puis offre du dadhi (caillé) en dāna à un dvija (brāhmane deux fois né), pour lui—ô Bhārata—la prospérité et le soutien de bon augure l’assistent durant sept naissances.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continued context)
Tirtha: Dadhiskanda
Type: ghat
Listener: Bhārata (addressed as ‘O Bhārata’)
Scene: A pilgrim at a calm riverbank tīrtha labeled Dadhiskanda, completing snāna and offering a pot of curd to a seated brāhmaṇa under a tree-shade pavilion; attendants hold kamaṇḍalu and darbha; the Revā flows luminous behind.
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Purāṇic dharma links tīrtha-snāna with compassionate giving: purification is completed by dāna, yielding long-lasting auspicious results.
Dadhiskanda tīrtha.
Bathe at Dadhiskanda and donate curd (dadhi) to a dvija/brāhmaṇa.