Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
तत्र स्नानं स्वयं चक्रे विधिपूर्वं सुरेश्वरी । तस्या ह्यनन्तरं सापि भक्तियुक्ता तिलोत्तमा
tatra snānaṃ svayaṃ cakre vidhipūrvaṃ sureśvarī | tasyā hyanantaraṃ sāpi bhaktiyuktā tilottamā
Là, la Souveraine des dieux accomplit elle-même le bain sacré selon le rite prescrit ; aussitôt après, Tilottamā, pleine de bhakti, se baigna à son tour.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kund
Scene: At a sacred waterbody, Surēśvarī performs a ritual bath with composed dignity; immediately after, the apsaras Tilottamā enters the water with folded hands and devotion, attendants and lotuses framing the tīrtha.
FAQs
Right method (vidhi) joined with devotion (bhakti) is portrayed as the complete approach to tīrtha practice.
Rūpatīrtha, where the Goddess and Tilottamā perform ritual bathing.
Vidhipūrva snāna—bathing according to prescribed rite—followed by devotional participation.