Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
यः स्नानं कुरुते तत्र सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः । नाल्पमृत्युभयं तस्य कुले क्वापि प्रजायते
yaḥ snānaṃ kurute tatra samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ | nālpamṛtyubhayaṃ tasya kule kvāpi prajāyate
જે ત્યાં યોગ્ય શ્રદ્ધા સાથે સ્નાન કરે છે, તેના કુળમાં ક્યાંય પણ અકાળ મૃત્યુનો ભય ઉત્પન્ન થતો નથી।
Pulastya (contextual narrator to the king)
Tirtha: Mārkaṇḍeya-āśrama-tīrtha (Arbuda)
Type: kund
Listener: King
Scene: A devotee bathes in a clear sacred pool/stream near the Arbuda āśrama, hands folded in prayer after immersion; behind, family members stand with hope; a subtle protective aura suggests the warding off of apamṛtyu.
FAQs
Tīrtha practices bear fruit when performed with śraddhā, bringing both spiritual and worldly protection.
The bathing-place/tīrtha at the sacred āśrama locale on Arbuda described in this narrative.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha, performed with sincere faith.