Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65
अहो मोहस्य माहात्म्यं मया वक्तुं न शक्यते । स्नातस्य धनुषः कोटौ नांतकाद्भयमस्ति वै
aho mohasya māhātmyaṃ mayā vaktuṃ na śakyate | snātasya dhanuṣaḥ koṭau nāṃtakādbhayamasti vai
Hélas, je ne puis dire comme il se doit la grandeur de l’illusion. Celui qui s’est baigné à Dhanuṣkoṭi n’a vraiment aucune crainte d’Antaka (la Mort).
Skanda (deduced; concluding assurance within Dhanuṣkoṭi māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi
Type: tirtha
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from the sea-bath at Dhanuṣkoṭi with a radiant, fearless expression; in the background, Antaka/Yama is shown at a distance, subdued or turning away, while a sage marvels at the power of moha that still keeps people away.
FAQs
True refuge in a great tīrtha and dharma-practice is said to transform fear, even fear of death, into spiritual confidence.
Dhanuṣkoṭi Tīrtha (Dhanuṣaḥ koṭi).
Snāna—bathing at Dhanuṣkoṭi, presented as granting fearlessness from Antaka (Death).