Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
स्नात्वा श्रद्धासमोपेतः संनिवेश्य पुरोधसम् । ततः स दर्शनं प्राप्तो भूयोऽपि च यथा पुरा
snātvā śraddhāsamopetaḥ saṃniveśya purodhasam | tataḥ sa darśanaṃ prāpto bhūyo'pi ca yathā purā
Après s’être baigné, rempli de foi, il fit asseoir le purohita, le prêtre de la lignée. Alors il reçut de nouveau une vision (darśana), comme auparavant.
Narrator
Tirtha: Unnamed tīrtha (within the Cāmatkārapura-associated kṣetra narrative)
Type: ghat
Scene: At the tīrtha steps, the devotee emerges from the water, dripping, hands folded; the purohita sits on a kusa mat with ritual vessels; a luminous apparition manifests again, as earlier, before the devotee.
FAQs
Ritual purity (snāna), proper officiation (purohita), and inner faith are presented as essential for rites to bear fruit.
The setting remains the same tīrtha of Cāmatkārapura, implied by the narrative flow.
Bathe before the rite, conduct the śrāddha with a properly seated priest, and maintain śraddhā.