Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
यंयं काममभिध्यायंस्तत्र स्नाति नरो नृप । अवश्यं तमवाप्नोति निष्ठांते च परां गतिम्
yaṃyaṃ kāmamabhidhyāyaṃstatra snāti naro nṛpa | avaśyaṃ tamavāpnoti niṣṭhāṃte ca parāṃ gatim
ಹೇ ರಾಜನೇ, ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಯಾವ ಯಾವ ಕಾಮನೆಯನ್ನು ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೋ, ಅವನು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಅದನ್ನೇ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಜೀವನಾಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಮಗತಿಗೂ ಸೇರುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Pulastya (deduced from surrounding Arbuda Khaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: Nṛpa (king)
Scene: A pilgrim stands at the kuṇḍa’s edge with closed eyes forming a saṅkalpa, then enters the clear water; above, a subtle celestial path indicates ‘parā gati’.
FAQs
Sacred bathing undertaken with focused intention yields both worldly fulfillment and, ultimately, the highest spiritual end.
A tīrtha connected with Siddheśvara within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the praised site, performed while mentally contemplating one’s aim.