Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
ज्येष्ठे प्रातश्च मध्याह्ने मध्यमे स्नाति यो नरः । कनिष्ठेऽस्तमिते भानौ सकृत्स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात्
jyeṣṭhe prātaśca madhyāhne madhyame snāti yo naraḥ | kaniṣṭhe'stamite bhānau sakṛtsvargamavāpnuyāt
Si quelqu’un se baigne dans le Puṣkara Aîné le matin, dans le Puṣkara Médian à midi, et dans le Puṣkara Cadet lorsque le soleil s’est couché—il atteint le ciel même en ne le faisant qu’une seule fois.
Skanda (contextual attribution within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Puṣkara (Jyeṣṭha/Madhyama/Kaniṣṭha)
Type: ghat
Scene: A triptych-like scene: the same pilgrim bathes at three distinct ghāṭas—morning light at the first, bright noon at the second, and twilight after sunset at the third—signifying completion of a sacred circuit and attainment of svarga.
FAQs
Ordered practice with proper timing (kāla-niyama) is portrayed as a complete pilgrimage discipline yielding great fruit.
The three Puṣkaras—Jyeṣṭha, Madhyama, and Kaniṣṭha—collectively as Tripuṣkara.
Bathed sequence: Jyeṣṭha in the morning, Madhyama at midday, and Kaniṣṭha at sunset.