Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
तत्र तीर्थे महापुण्ये तपस्तप्त्वा सुदुष्करम् । भुञ्जन्ति विविधान्भोगान्क्रीडन्ति च यथासुखम्
tatra tīrthe mahāpuṇye tapastaptvā suduṣkaram | bhuñjanti vividhānbhogānkrīḍanti ca yathāsukham
នៅទីរថៈដ៏មានបុណ្យធំមហានោះ ក្រោយបានបំពេញតបៈដ៏លំបាកខ្លាំង ពួកគេរីករាយសោយភោគនានា ហើយលេងកម្សាន្តតាមសេចក្តីប្រាថ្នា។
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Sarpa-tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: At a radiant river-tīrtha, nāga nobles and their kin are shown after intense austerities—matted hair, sacred marks—now transformed into resplendent beings enjoying celestial-like pleasures and playful sport in a hidden grove by the waters.
FAQs
Severe tapas performed in a sanctified place yields exalted states and fulfilled enjoyments, showing the fruitfulness of disciplined dharma.
Sarpa-tīrtha is praised as “mahāpuṇya,” a place where austerities bear extraordinary fruit.
No specific ritual is prescribed here beyond the general principle of performing tapas at the tīrtha.
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