Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
तत्फलं लभते मर्त्यः स्नातो भद्रह्रदे ध्रुवम् । पूर्वाभाद्रपदा युक्ता पौर्णमासी यदा भवेत्
tatphalaṃ labhate martyaḥ snāto bhadrahrade dhruvam | pūrvābhādrapadā yuktā paurṇamāsī yadā bhavet
ભદ્રહ્રદમાં સ્નાન કરનાર મનુષ્ય નિશ્ચિતપણે એ જ ફળ પ્રાપ્ત કરે છે. વિશેષ કરીને જ્યારે પૂર્વાભાદ્રપદા નક્ષત્રયુક્ત પૂર્ણિમા હોય.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Bhadrahrada
Type: kund
Scene: Night-to-dawn full-moon scene over Bhadrahrada; the moon reflected on pale waters, priests and pilgrims performing snāna at first light. A subtle star-map motif indicates Pūrvābhādrapadā conjunction; offerings and dāna follow on the bank.
FAQs
Sacred bathing in Kāśī, timed with auspicious lunar configurations, is taught as a dharmic means to gain immense merit comparable to great charity.
Bhadrahrada tīrtha in Kāśī.
Snāna (bathing) in Bhadrahrada, with special emphasis on a Paurṇamāsī that coincides with the nakṣatra Pūrvābhādrapadā.