Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तं दृष्ट्वा तु महादेवं स्नात्वा पुष्करिणीजले । दशानामश्वमेधानां फलमाप्नोति मानवः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu mahādevaṃ snātvā puṣkariṇījale | daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ
उस महादेव के दर्शन करके और पुष्करिणी के जल में स्नान करके मनुष्य दस अश्वमेध यज्ञों के तुल्य पुण्यफल प्राप्त करता है।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Saṃvarteśvara Puṣkariṇī
Type: kund
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim beholds Saṃvarteśvara’s liṅga, then bathes in a temple tank; the scene emphasizes water shimmer, ritual steps, and the sanctum’s presence—merit radiating like a halo.
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Darśana and tīrtha-snānā are presented as powerful, accessible paths to great merit when performed with faith at a sanctified Śiva-sthala.
Saṃvarteśvara and its associated puṣkariṇī (sacred tank) in Prabhāsakṣetra.
See Mahādeva (darśana) and bathe in the puṣkariṇī water (snāna) to gain great sacrificial merit.
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