Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
स्नानं कृत्वा ततः श्राद्धं चक्रे श्रद्धासमन्वितः । ततो भूयः समागत्य स तं प्रोवाच शतनुः
snānaṃ kṛtvā tataḥ śrāddhaṃ cakre śraddhāsamanvitaḥ | tato bhūyaḥ samāgatya sa taṃ provāca śatanuḥ
Après s’être baigné, il accomplit ensuite le śrāddha avec une foi fervente. Puis, revenant encore, Śaṃtanu lui adressa la parole.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; reporting events)
Tirtha: Unnamed western-side tīrtha (suitable for snāna and śrāddha)
Type: ghat
Scene: Bhīṣma bathes, then performs śrāddha with devotion at the water’s edge; afterward he returns and Śaṃtanu addresses him.
FAQs
Purification culminates in rightful ritual action—faithful snāna followed by śrāddha restores dharmic order.
The rites are performed at the indicated purifying tīrtha—Śarmiṣṭhā-tīrtha—within the Camatkārapura region.
A sequence: first snāna, then śrāddha, performed vidhivat and with śraddhā.