Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
अस्यां स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या य एनां पूजयिष्यति । श्रद्धया परया युक्तः संप्राप्ते पंचमीदिने
asyāṃ snātvā naro bhaktyā ya enāṃ pūjayiṣyati | śraddhayā parayā yuktaḥ saṃprāpte paṃcamīdine
Quiconque se baigne ici et, avec dévotion, rend un culte à ce tīrtha sacré/à cette Devī au jour de Pañcamī, uni à une foi suprême, obtient le mérite promis de cette sainte observance.
Narrator of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Rājavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: King / general ‘nara’ as injunction target
Scene: Pilgrims descend the steps of the vāpī at dawn on Pañcamī, perform snāna, then offer flowers, lamps, and incense at a small shrine or tīrtha-sthāna marker beside the water.
FAQs
With śraddhā and bhakti, even a simple act like tīrtha-snāna and worship on Pañcamī becomes highly meritorious.
The verse refers to “this” tīrtha mentioned in Adhyāya 98’s ongoing māhātmya; the snippet itself does not name it explicitly.
Bathing at the tīrtha and performing pūjā on the lunar day Pañcamī with supreme faith.