Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
तमूचुस्तारिताः सर्वे वयं पुत्र त्वयाऽधुना । तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावेण भविष्याश्च तथा दश
tamūcustāritāḥ sarve vayaṃ putra tvayā'dhunā | tīrthasyāsya prabhāveṇa bhaviṣyāśca tathā daśa
ತಾರಿತರಾದ ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದರು— “ಪುತ್ರಾ, ಈಗ ನಿನ್ನಿಂದ ನಾವು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ರಕ್ಷಿತರಾದೆವು. ಈ ತೀರ್ಥದ ಪ್ರಭಾವದಿಂದ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಇನ್ನೂ ಹತ್ತು ತಲೆಮಾರುಗಳೂ (ತಾರಾಗುವವು).”
Pitṛs (forefathers), reported by Pulastya
Tirtha: Nirmalodaka
Type: kund
Scene: Liberated ancestors in the sky address the king as ‘son’; their hands gesture blessing; the king stands with folded hands, tears of relief; the pond below anchors the miracle to place.
FAQs
A single dharmic act at a powerful tīrtha can uplift an entire lineage, showing the communal nature of merit.
The Arbuda tīrtha of pure waters (Nirmalodaka), later named for its lineage-saving power.
The verse emphasizes tīrtha-prabhāva as the cause; the underlying act is the king’s snāna performed there.