Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
स्नाति चेद्धनुषः कोटौ तस्मिन्नासौ निपात्यते । विद्यंते यानि चान्यानि नरकाणि परत्र वै
snāti ceddhanuṣaḥ koṭau tasminnāsau nipātyate | vidyaṃte yāni cānyāni narakāṇi paratra vai
S’il se baigne à Dhanuṣkoṭi, il n’y est pas précipité ; et, en vérité, quels que soient les autres enfers qui existent dans l’au-delà—
Skanda (deduced for Setukhaṇḍa narrations of tīrtha-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A sweeping cosmic map-like vision: multiple hell-realms depicted as dark circles below, while above them Dhanuṣkoṭi’s bright shoreline and sacred waters form a protective arc; a pilgrim stands at the threshold, stepping from darkness into light.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna at Dhanuṣkoṭi is proclaimed as a powerful purifier that prevents descent into post-mortem torments.
Dhanuṣkoṭi in the Setu sacred region.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Dhanuṣkoṭi.