Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
ततस्तं स्नापयामास तस्मिंस्तोये श्रमातुरम् । अपाययत्ततः पश्चात्स्वयं स्नात्वा पपौ जलम्
tatastaṃ snāpayāmāsa tasmiṃstoye śramāturam | apāyayattataḥ paścātsvayaṃ snātvā papau jalam
Alors elle baigna dans cette eau celui qui était accablé de fatigue, puis elle lui en donna à boire; ensuite, s’étant elle-même baignée, elle but aussi de cette eau.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta-like narration within Māhātmya)
Tirtha: (Implied) Māṇḍavya-tīrtha / pādāghāta-kunda
Type: kund
Scene: Beside a fresh spring, a caregiver gently bathes a weary person, then offers water to drink; afterward, the caregiver performs their own snāna and sips the water reverently.
FAQs
Tīrtha-water serves both compassion (relieving the weary) and dharma (purifying through bathing and drinking).
The same newly arisen tīrtha described in Adhyāya 135; this verse emphasizes its immediate ritual efficacy.
Snāna (bathing) and pāna (drinking) of tīrtha-water are performed as purifying acts.