Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
पद्मतीर्थं तदग्रे तु तत्र स्नात्वा नरोत्तमः । पितॄन्संतर्प्य विधिना पद्मयानेव हीयते
padmatīrthaṃ tadagre tu tatra snātvā narottamaḥ | pitṝnsaṃtarpya vidhinā padmayāneva hīyate
उसके आगे पद्मतीर्थ है। वहाँ स्नान करके श्रेष्ठ पुरुष विधिपूर्वक पितरों का तर्पण करता है और मानो पद्म-विमान पर आरूढ़ होकर प्रस्थान करता है।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Padma-tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Ṛṣis/śaunaka-ādi audience (typical frame)
Scene: A pilgrim at a lotus-filled tīrtha in Kāśī bathes, then offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands; above, a radiant lotus-vimāna descends, suggesting liberation-like ascent.
FAQs
In Kāśī, tīrtha-bathing joined with proper ancestral offerings elevates the devotee and sanctifies one’s lineage.
Padma-tīrtha, a sacred bathing spot within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s map of Kāśī’s tīrthas.
Snāna (bathing) at Padma-tīrtha followed by Pitṛ-tarpaṇa performed विधिना (according to rule).