Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 84
विधिवदिह हि धीमान्स्नानदानानि तीर्थे नरवर इह शक्त्या यः करोत्यादरेण । स इह विपुलभोगान्निर्मलात्मा च भक्त्या भजति भुजगशायिश्रीपतेरात्मनैक्यम्
vidhivadiha hi dhīmānsnānadānāni tīrthe naravara iha śaktyā yaḥ karotyādareṇa | sa iha vipulabhogānnirmalātmā ca bhaktyā bhajati bhujagaśāyiśrīpaterātmanaikyam
En vérité, l’homme sage et noble qui, selon la règle prescrite, accomplit ici au tīrtha le bain sacré et le don (dāna), selon sa capacité et avec révérence, jouit en cette vie d’une vaste prospérité ; et, l’âme purifiée, par la dévotion il atteint l’union avec Śrīpati, le Seigneur qui repose sur le serpent.
Agastya (continuing narration)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (contextual) interlocutor in the section
Scene: A wise pilgrim performs prescribed bathing and charity at the Ayodhyā tīrtha; above, Śrīpati (Viṣṇu) reclines on Śeṣa, radiating serenity, symbolizing the devotee’s inner union.
FAQs
Rightly performed pilgrimage-practice (snāna and dāna) yields both worldly well-being and the highest devotional goal—union with Viṣṇu.
The Ayodhyā-region tīrtha being discussed throughout this chapter, presented as a locus for both prosperity and spiritual realization.
Perform snāna and dāna at the tīrtha vidhivat (according to injunction), with reverence and within one’s means, grounded in bhakti.