Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
महोदयं महानन्ददायकं च द्विजन्मनाम् । प्रतिग्रहप्रसक्तानां विषयासक्तचेतसाम् । तेषामपि ददेन्मुक्तिं तेन ख्यातं महोदयम्
mahodayaṃ mahānandadāyakaṃ ca dvijanmanām | pratigrahaprasaktānāṃ viṣayāsaktacetasām | teṣāmapi dadenmuktiṃ tena khyātaṃ mahodayam
Mahodaya menganugerahkan sukacita agung bagi para dvija. Bahkan bagi mereka yang terjerat dalam menerima pemberian dan yang batinnya terpaut pada kenikmatan indria, tempat ini pun menganugerahkan mokṣa; karena itu termasyhur sebagai “Mahodaya”—tirtha kebangkitan besar.
Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Mahodaya
Type: tirtha
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Scene: Mahodaya depicted as a radiant tīrtha where even burdened priests and householders—shown with heavy gift-bundles and distracted gazes—arrive, bathe, and emerge transformed: faces serene, hands in prayer; a luminous upward movement motif (udaya) suggests liberation.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as exceeding personal weakness: sincere approach to Mahodaya can transform attachment into liberation.
Mahodaya tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Implicitly, undertaking Mahodaya’s tīrtha-practice (especially snāna and related rites) as a means toward purification and mokṣa.