Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
ततोपि मुचुकुंदाख्यं तीर्थं चातीव पुण्यदम् । यत्र स्नातो नरो जातु रिपुभिर्नाभिभूयते
tatopi mucukuṃdākhyaṃ tīrthaṃ cātīva puṇyadam | yatra snāto naro jātu ripubhirnābhibhūyate
इनसे भी आगे ‘मुचुकुन्द’ नामक तीर्थ अत्यन्त पुण्यदायक है; वहाँ स्नान करने वाला मनुष्य कभी शत्रुओं से पराजित नहीं होता।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Mucukunda-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims bathing at a Kashi tīrtha under protective divine presence; a warrior-pilgrim emerges from the water with calm eyes while shadowy ‘enemies’ recede; subtle icon of Kṛṣṇa/Mucukunda lore hinted via a sleeping king motif in the background.
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Ritual purity through tīrtha-snāṇa is linked with both inner merit (puṇya) and outer protection in dharmic life.
Mucukunda Tīrtha.
Snāna (sacred bathing) at the tīrtha.