Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
स्नात्वोत्थितः सुचरितो ददृशेऽखिलमानवैः । जरापलितनिर्मुक्तस्तरुणोऽतीव सुन्दरः
snātvotthitaḥ sucarito dadṛśe'khilamānavaiḥ | jarāpalitanirmuktastaruṇo'tīva sundaraḥ
Après s’être baigné et être ressorti, Sucarita fut vu de tous : délivré de la vieillesse et des cheveux blancs, jeune et d’une beauté éclatante.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Sarvatīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: Sucarita emerges from the water radiant, youthful, and beautiful; the gathered people look on in astonishment, hands folded, as the miracle becomes public proof of the tīrtha’s potency.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s power is shown through visible transformation, reinforcing faith in dharmic acts like snāna performed at sanctified places.
Sarvatīrtha (also connected to Mānasa Tīrtha) in the Setukhaṇḍa narrative.
Ritual bathing (snāna) whose fruit is described as immediate bodily renewal.