Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
स्नात्वा तस्मिन्बिलद्वारे पवित्रे लोकसंश्रये । यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या शेषपर्यंकशायिनम् । आजन्ममरणात्पापात्स च मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्
snātvā tasminbiladvāre pavitre lokasaṃśraye | yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā śeṣaparyaṃkaśāyinam | ājanmamaraṇātpāpātsa ca muktimavāpnuyāt
Sesudah mandi di Biladvāra yang suci, tempat perlindungan bagi segala dunia, siapa pun yang dengan bhakti memuja Tuhan yang berbaring di ranjang Śeṣa, terbebas dari dosa sejak lahir hingga mati dan mencapai mokṣa.
Sūta
Tirtha: Biladvāra
Type: ghat
Listener: (Not stated)
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a sacred ‘Biladvāra’ ford/threshold, then approach a shrine where Viṣṇu reclines on Śeṣa; lamps, tulasī, conch, and lotus offerings; atmosphere of refuge and purification.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed by practice: bathing and devoted worship at a sanctified place are declared to cleanse lifelong sin and lead toward mokṣa.
Biladvāra is glorified as a pure refuge of the worlds, linked to the Śeṣa-paryaṅkaśāyī deity.
Snāna at Biladvāra followed by bhakti-pūjā of the Lord reclining on Śeṣa.