Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो धनधान्यसमन्वितः । सप्तम्यां माघमासस्य शुक्लपक्षे द्विजर्षभाः । योऽत्र स्नानं प्रकुरुते मानवो भक्तिसंयुतः
sarvapāpavinirmukto dhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ | saptamyāṃ māghamāsasya śuklapakṣe dvijarṣabhāḥ | yo'tra snānaṃ prakurute mānavo bhaktisaṃyutaḥ
हे द्विजश्रेष्ठो! माघ मास के शुक्लपक्ष की सप्तमी को जो मनुष्य भक्तिपूर्वक यहाँ स्नान करता है, वह सब पापों से मुक्त होकर धन-धान्य से सम्पन्न हो जाता है।
Devas (continuing the praise/instruction; vocative indicates address to a dvija in the narrative frame)
Tirtha: Mūlasthāna (bathing spot associated)
Type: ghat
Listener: Dvijaṛṣabhas (best of twice-born)
Scene: Early Māgha morning: devotees bathe in sacred waters under a pale sun; priests guide sankalpa; offerings of sesame and water; atmosphere of disciplined joy.
FAQs
Devotional bathing at the right sacred time harmonizes inner purification with outer prosperity, reflecting Purāṇic dharma.
The tīrtha in the Mūlasthāna/Brahmakuṇḍa complex of Dvārakā Māhātmya (the verse says ‘here’ in that setting).
Perform snāna here on Māgha month, bright fortnight, Saptamī, with bhakti (devotion) to gain purification and prosperity.