Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83
अन्येऽपि व्यंगतां प्राप्ताः संयोगेऽत्र तव स्थिते । स्नात्वा मां पूजयिष्यंति मुक्तिं यास्यंति ते द्विज
anye'pi vyaṃgatāṃ prāptāḥ saṃyoge'tra tava sthite | snātvā māṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti muktiṃ yāsyaṃti te dvija
Ô brāhmaṇa, d’autres encore, tombés dans l’affliction, lorsque cette conjonction propice sera ici du fait de ta présence, se baigneront et Me vénéreront — et ils atteindront la délivrance.
Sūrya (Divākara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṃkha (addressed as dvija)
Scene: A stream of afflicted pilgrims approaches the sacred water during the auspicious conjunction; they bathe, then offer arghya and flowers to Sūrya’s image, with a serene aura of liberation.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes a channel of both healing and mokṣa when approached with faith, bathing, and worship.
Śaṃkhatīrtha/Śaṃkhāditya within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
Snāna at the tīrtha followed by pūjā of Sūrya (Divākara).