Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
पिबन्पात्रे द्विजः सम्यक्तीर्थे पुष्करसंज्ञिते । जागरस्यैव चैतानि कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम्
pibanpātre dvijaḥ samyaktīrthe puṣkarasaṃjñite | jāgarasyaiva caitāni kalāṃ nārhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm
पुष्कर नामक पवित्र तीर्थ में पात्र से विधिपूर्वक जल पीने से द्विज को जो पुण्य मिलता है, वह भी केवल हरि-जागर के पुण्य के सोलहवें भाग के बराबर नहीं होता।
Skanda (deduced; concluding comparative praise typical of Māhātmya style)
Tirtha: Puṣkara (as comparator) / Harijāgaraṇa (as superior observance)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene tīrtha-ghāṭa labeled Puṣkara: a dvija drinks water from a ritual vessel; above, a luminous Viṣṇu emblem and a night-vigil scene subtly dominates, indicating the vigil’s superior merit.
FAQs
Jāgaraṇa for Hari/Viṣṇu is celebrated as exceptionally potent, surpassing even renowned tīrtha-based merits.
Dvārakā is the chapter’s core setting; Puṣkara tīrtha is explicitly cited for comparison.
The primacy of jāgaraṇa is asserted; a comparative rite is referenced—proper tīrtha observance at Puṣkara (drinking ritually at the tīrtha).