Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
तन्मया विहितं सम्यक्स्नात्वा तत्र शुभावहे । सुकुण्डे कार्तिके मासि तेन जातोऽस्मि सद्द्विजः
tanmayā vihitaṃ samyaksnātvā tatra śubhāvahe | sukuṇḍe kārtike māsi tena jāto'smi saddvijaḥ
Je l’ai accompli comme il se doit : m’étant baigné avec justesse en ce lieu, dans ce bassin faste et bienfaisant, au mois de Kārttika ; par ce mérite je suis né comme un véritable dvija, « deux-fois-né ».
Unnamed devotee/narrated voice within the māhātmya (first-person testimony)
Tirtha: Sukūṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A devotee completes a Kārttika bath in a bright stepped pond labeled Sukūṇḍa; the figure is shown later as a serene dvija with sacred thread, indicating rebirth fruit; the pond radiates auspicious light.
FAQs
Correct performance of tīrtha-bathing in Kārttika yields powerful puṇya shaping future birth and spiritual status.
The ‘holy pond’ (sukuṇḍa) in this chapter’s context is Brahmakuṇḍa.
Proper snāna (ritual bathing) at the kuṇḍa specifically in the month of Kārttika.