Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
अथ तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सुराः सर्वे तथा द्विजाः । पुलस्त्यश्च शुभार्थाय स्नानार्थं प्रस्थितास्तदा । ब्रह्मणा सहिता हृष्टाः पुत्रदारसमन्विताः
atha tadvacanaṃ śrutvā surāḥ sarve tathā dvijāḥ | pulastyaśca śubhārthāya snānārthaṃ prasthitāstadā | brahmaṇā sahitā hṛṣṭāḥ putradārasamanvitāḥ
Alors, ayant entendu cette injonction, tous les dieux et les deux-fois-nés—avec Pulastya—se mirent en route à cet instant pour le bain sacré, en quête d’heureux présages. Unis à Brahmā, ils allèrent dans la joie, accompagnés de leurs fils et de leurs épouses.
Sūta (continuing narration from v.36)
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭha-kuṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: A grand procession to the sacred waters: gods in celestial vehicles and dvijas on foot converge; Pulastya leads a sage-group; Brahmā at the center; families with children and spouses follow, carrying offerings, all moving toward the kuṇḍa for auspicious bathing.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s auspicious power draws all orders—gods, sages, and householders—into a shared act of purification.
The bathing context points to Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara/Jyeṣṭha-kuṇḍa in this adhyāya.
Undertaking snāna as a deliberate pilgrimage act for śubha (auspicious merit).