Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 71
अत्र स्नानं विशेषेण श्राद्धपूर्वमतंद्रितः । यः कुर्यात्प्रयतो धीमांस्तस्य पुण्यमनुत्तमम्
atra snānaṃ viśeṣeṇa śrāddhapūrvamataṃdritaḥ | yaḥ kuryātprayato dhīmāṃstasya puṇyamanuttamam
Ici, qu’on se baigne avec un soin particulier, après avoir d’abord accompli le śrāddha, sans aucune négligence. Le sage qui agit avec discipline obtient un mérite incomparable.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Sarayū-snāna (Ayodhyā)
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at a Sarayū ghat at dawn: one person performs śrāddha offerings (til, water, piṇḍa-like oblations) before stepping into the river; priests guide; the atmosphere is solemn and careful.
FAQs
Ritual purity and right order—śrāddha followed by bathing—magnify the fruit of a pilgrimage act.
The context is Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā.
Perform śrāddha first, then bathe at the tīrtha attentively and with self-discipline.