Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तस्यां स्नातो नरः सम्यक्सर्वतीर्थफलं लभेत् । मुच्यते पातकात्कृत्स्नादाजन्ममरणांतिकात्
tasyāṃ snāto naraḥ samyaksarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet | mucyate pātakātkṛtsnādājanmamaraṇāṃtikāt
Celui qui s’y baigne selon le rite obtient le fruit de tous les tīrtha, et se trouve délivré de tout péché, même de ceux qui subsistent jusqu’au terme du cycle des naissances et des morts.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Śivaliṅga Kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: King (Mahīpate/Bhūpasattama)
Scene: A pilgrim completes a reverent bath in the Śivaliṅga pond; the water is depicted as luminous, symbolically containing many tīrthas; dark smoke-like ‘sins’ dissolve into the water, while a serene aura suggests release from long-held karmic burdens.
FAQs
Rightly performed tīrtha-bathing is presented as a concentrated path of purification, equated with the merit of many pilgrimages.
Śivaliṅga-kuṇḍa (the pond named Śivaliṅga), where bathing grants exceptional merit.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at that kuṇḍa, done “samyak” (with proper observance).