कार्तिक्यां कृत्तिकायोगे पुष्करे स्नाति यो नरः । स क्षणान्मुच्यते पापादाजन्ममरणोद्भवात्
kārtikyāṃ kṛttikāyoge puṣkare snāti yo naraḥ | sa kṣaṇānmucyate pāpādājanmamaraṇodbhavāt
Quiconque se baigne à Puṣkara au mois de Kārttika, lorsque survient la conjonction de Kṛttikā—est, en un instant, délivré des péchés amassés au fil du cycle des naissances et des morts.
Skanda (contextual attribution within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn in Kārttika, pilgrims descend Puṣkara ghāṭas; the sky shows the Kṛttikā star cluster motif; a devotee enters the water with folded hands, suggesting instant purification.
Time and place together intensify spiritual fruit: sacred calendrical moments amplify tīrtha merit.
Puṣkara tīrtha, especially as a Kārttika-month pilgrimage destination.
Perform snāna at Puṣkara in Kārttika specifically during the Kṛttikā-yoga.