Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
ततस्तं प्रणिपत्योच्चैरवतीर्य तुरंगमात् । श्रमार्त्तः सलिले तस्मिन्प्रविवेश नृपोत्तमः
tatastaṃ praṇipatyoccairavatīrya turaṃgamāt | śramārttaḥ salile tasminpraviveśa nṛpottamaḥ
Puis, se prosternant devant lui avec une haute révérence et descendant de son cheval, le meilleur des rois—accablé de fatigue—entra dans cette eau.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)
Type: kund
Scene: A weary king, having bowed respectfully, dismounts from his horse at the edge of a sacred pool/river and steps into the water, attendants and the horse waiting on the bank.
FAQs
Approach to a tīrtha should be joined with humility—honoring sages and then seeking purification through the sacred waters.
The sacred water-body (salila/jalāśaya) featured in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; its name is contextual beyond this verse.
Snāna is implied by entering the water; also indicated is the dharmic act of praṇipāta (bowing) to a muni before ritual action.