Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
श्रीभगवानुवाच । सप्तम्यां सूर्यवारेण कुरु विप्र प्रदक्षिणाम् । शतमष्टोत्तरं यावत्स्नात्वा पुण्यह्रदे शुभे । फलहस्तः पृथक्त्वेन ततः कुष्ठेन मुच्यसे
śrībhagavānuvāca | saptamyāṃ sūryavāreṇa kuru vipra pradakṣiṇām | śatamaṣṭottaraṃ yāvatsnātvā puṇyahrade śubhe | phalahastaḥ pṛthaktvena tataḥ kuṣṭhena mucyase
Le Seigneur Bienheureux dit : «Ô brāhmane, au jour de Saptamī, lorsque c’est un dimanche, accomplis la pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation). Puis, après t’être baigné dans l’auspicieux Puṇyahrada, accomplis cent huit fois, tenant des fruits en tes mains comme offrande distincte. Alors tu seras délivré de la lèpre».
Bhagavān (contextually Sūrya/Ravi as the presiding deity of the vrata)
Tirtha: Puṇyahrada
Type: kund
Listener: The brāhmaṇa
Scene: Sūrya, radiant and authoritative, instructs the brāhmaṇa beside a gleaming pond; the brāhmaṇa holds fruits, preparing for circumambulation and the 108-count observance.
FAQs
Faithful observance of tīrtha-vrata—especially honoring Sūrya with discipline—purifies suffering and transforms karma into health and merit.
Puṇyahrada, an auspicious sacred lake praised in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
On Saptamī falling on Sunday: perform pradakṣiṇā, bathe in Puṇyahrada, and complete 108 observances/rounds while holding fruits as an offering.