Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
हीनांगो वाधिकांगो वा व्याधिना ग्रस्त एव च । अत्र स्नानं करोत्याशु स भूयः स्यात्पुनर्नवः
hīnāṃgo vādhikāṃgo vā vyādhinā grasta eva ca | atra snānaṃ karotyāśu sa bhūyaḥ syātpunarnavaḥ
«Qu’il soit estropié, qu’il ait un membre en trop, ou qu’il soit saisi par la maladie : s’il se baigne ici, il est vite renouvelé, comme rétabli dans son intégrité.»
Unnamed (contextual narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya dialogue)
Tirtha: Śaṅkha-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims with visible ailments—maimed, extra-limbed, or sick—enter the sacred waters; upon emerging they appear whole and radiant, suggesting miraculous renewal at the ford.
FAQs
The tīrtha is portrayed as a locus of divine grace where bodily afflictions symbolize deeper impurities, and bathing signifies rapid restoration and renewal.
The same tīrtha under praise in Adhyāya 11 of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; it is celebrated for restorative power through bathing.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at this tīrtha is prescribed as the efficacious act, with emphasis on swift benefit.